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. Cateye HL-EL830RC Triple Shot Pro Rechargeable LED Bicycle Headlight
Childrens Toy Shop > Toys > Safety Equipment
from: Cateye
May 23, 2007
I mounted this side by side with a Topeak Moonshine HID (High Intensity Discharge) headlamp for comparison purposes, and made my normal pre-dawn commute for a week.
The housing seems quite sturdy, and the battery connector is easy to open and close. The lamp mounting bracket has a nice dial-screw on it so it's easy-on and easy-off. The HL-EL830RC casts enough light for riding along the road, but it's far, far dimmer than the HID. There is no bright cone of light cast on the road and off to either side, as there is with the HID. The narrow light beam is comparable to a conventional halogen light.
The unit creates a startling amount of radio frequency interference(RFI); no possibility of listening to radio while ... Read More:
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