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MTB Reviews > Lights > Cateye HL-EL520
This light is tiny, but it cranks out more than 1,200 candlepower - plenty for casual riding or getting home from work.
Features:
* 50% brighter than the HL-EL510
* High/low beams
* Uses 4 AA batteries
* More than 240 hours of runtime in low beam
* Side visibility
* FlexTight™ mounting bracket
Cateye HL-EL520 Reviews
Description: (from cateye.com)
This light is tiny, but it cranks out more than 1,200 candlepower - plenty for casual riding or getting home from work.
Features:
* 50% brighter than the HL-EL510
* High/low beams
* Uses 4 AA batteries
* More than 240 hours of runtime in low beam
* Side visibility
* FlexTight™ mounting bracket
Reviews
on November 30, 2010
Pros
cheap, small, and easy to install
Cons
not enough power or distance
Review
Not bad as a secondary handlebar light when accompanied by a much brighter helmet light.
on October 7, 2008
Pros
Small Size
Relatively Inexpensive
Quick Release Light
Long Battery Life
Cons
Moderate Brightness
Tight Beam Focus
Review
If you are a serious night rider, this may not be the best chpice for you. If you sometimes ride on the road in the evening or around sunset, this is a good choice. It will surpass most sensible light requirements for casual riders, but the beam is too tightly focused to even think of riding on a trail at night and the light output my not be sufficient for real fast riders. From a price / performance stand point, it is an excellent value. Subtract a half star for my real rating of this light. Since I am a casual night time rider, this is all I need, but I still want a brighter lighting system.
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