CatEye HL-NC 250 Twin

Advantages: Wonderfully Bright LED Light
Disadvantages: Is it Sturdy Enough

...my pervious experience with Cateye lights. I slide the cover off to reveal the battery housing and this does not improve my impression I have images of this rather fetching lamp being held together with Duck Tape in the near future. Once the batteries are fitted though it feels considerably more robust. The light itself is very bright and does give out a reasonable beam, anyone not seeing me coming with this needs his eyes tested, so it fulfils my function of getting myself seen on my bike…… 4. Conclusions At £24-99 it is a tad expensive considering the general impressions about the build quality of the item; in general the design is better than the Cateye light I previously used which I am very happy about. On top of that I am confident that I am making myself visible enough on the road to get myself seen and recognised by other... Read review

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Advantages: Very bright, good battery life
Disadvantages: Brighter lights available, build quality questionable, battery heavy and gets in the way

...Normal AA battery powered lights. Nothing wrong with them really, for city centre riding, where you could really get away with no lighting whatsoever. Head out on a country road, or go off-road at night (try it - it's quite fun!), and you need something with a bit more oomph. I've always trusted CatEye as a brand, so off I went to my local bike shop and investigated their range of lighting, and stumbled across these. The HL-500 II consists of two of the Micro Halogen lights that previous CatEye users may be familiar with, but with the normal 2.5W bulbs uprated to 6W each. You also get various bits of cable and a sealed lead acid battery, with a supplied charger. Fitting the lights is a simple operation, with simple thumbscrew brackets which attach to your handlebars and the battery hanging from the frame. Here you may hit... Read review

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Advantages: Simple to use, sturdy and reliable, great value for money
Disadvantages: A pain to set up

...It is imperative to know how far you've gone, how long it took and what your fastest speed was and the only way to do this is with a cycle computer. It is a must have bit of kit to ensure that you are actually improving. Computers can be wired or wireless. Off road it is important to ensure that the amount of things that can get tangled up in hedges, branches etc is kept to an absolute minimum and the only option, therefore, is a wireless computer. I stumbled across the Cat eye vectra whilst looking through the Evans Cycles site. The selection is vast and the functions, and prices, vary greatly. I only required the basic functions - the amount of calories I burn off, what my heart rate is etc doesn't really bother me. The Vectra is the most basic wireless computer that Evans sells, however, it has all the functions that I... Read review

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