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NLee1875
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December 22, 2004
Are we still on this subject? Interesting.. hmmm..
A while back I wrote a short piece on my observations between a flashlight
driven by a single 1W emitter type EverLED bulb and a Cateye EL500.
At that time, I didn't own a Cateye EL500 and I still don't; and probably won't
unless the price drops to $25 range.
Based on my inventory of (nearly $2,000 over the years not counting bulbs
batteries, etc.) flashlights / bicycle lights / special purpose lights, a
flashlight or a bicycle light with PR base bulb driven by a EverLED is the best
of the best so far. If you don't like the beam pattern.. switch to a
flashlight with a different reflector, pure and simple.
I saw my fellow 5 digit bicycle club member (10,000+ miles per year) a few
months ago with his newly acquired Cateye EL500. Very nicely designed /
shaped, etc. I really wanted one UNTIL...
But when it comes to beam intensity, amount of light it throws and reach,
Cateye is a shuteye based on side by side comparison after roughly 40'
Fool me once, fool me twice.. enough of the Cateye marketing hype... ie
starting with hypertechnology, luminux, opticube..
Funny.. I tried to do a patent search on these technology.. but could not find
it. Perhaps someone point me the way.
I did, however, find Cateye's filing for the Opticube trade mark.
Anyhow.. back to the topic.. EverLED.. I bought 4 bulbs when www.brightguy.com
had them on sale for $35 each (regularily $40).
Go ahead and banter between which LED vs Halogen light is comparable, tec..
As I've done many times before.. "When you buy wrong, you buy twice".. In my
case.. I didn't stop at twice..
But once I got the EverLED bulb, I got the perfect balance..
BTW.. I asked the top dog at EverLED to ask when they are going to market the
3W version. He said they are not. They want to start testing a bi pin version
of the EverLED to compliment the PR base bulb.
My 2cents in order to save you $$.
Much obliged.
Nick Lee
carless since January 2000
member of the 5 digit (10,000+ bicycle miles per year) every year since.
Are we still on this subject? Interesting.. hmmm..
A while back I wrote a short piece on my observations between a flashlight
driven by a single 1W emitter type EverLED bulb and a Cateye EL500.
At that time, I didn't own a Cateye EL500 and I still don't; and probably won't
unless the price drops to $25 range.
Based on my inventory of (nearly $2,000 over the years not counting bulbs
batteries, etc.) flashlights / bicycle lights / special purpose lights, a
flashlight or a bicycle light with PR base bulb driven by a EverLED is the best
of the best so far. If you don't like the beam pattern.. switch to a
flashlight with a different reflector, pure and simple.
I saw my fellow 5 digit bicycle club member (10,000+ miles per year) a few
months ago with his newly acquired Cateye EL500. Very nicely designed /
shaped, etc. I really wanted one UNTIL...
But when it comes to beam intensity, amount of light it throws and reach,
Cateye is a shuteye based on side by side comparison after roughly 40'
Fool me once, fool me twice.. enough of the Cateye marketing hype... ie
starting with hypertechnology, luminux, opticube..
Funny.. I tried to do a patent search on these technology.. but could not find
it. Perhaps someone point me the way.
I did, however, find Cateye's filing for the Opticube trade mark.
Anyhow.. back to the topic.. EverLED.. I bought 4 bulbs when www.brightguy.com
had them on sale for $35 each (regularily $40).
Go ahead and banter between which LED vs Halogen light is comparable, tec..
As I've done many times before.. "When you buy wrong, you buy twice".. In my
case.. I didn't stop at twice..
But once I got the EverLED bulb, I got the perfect balance..
BTW.. I asked the top dog at EverLED to ask when they are going to market the
3W version. He said they are not. They want to start testing a bi pin version
of the EverLED to compliment the PR base bulb.
My 2cents in order to save you $$.
Much obliged.
Nick Lee
carless since January 2000
member of the 5 digit (10,000+ bicycle miles per year) every year since.