I got my HL-1500 yesterday. It is very, very bright to look at directly, and plenty bright to look at indirectly. There are two, small cut outs on the side, so people can see you a little bit from the side. Excellent visibility.
It has a lot of throw, but the beam is very interesting. When mounted properly, it has a wide, short beam. It does not cover a lot of area with it's hotspot. The side spill isn't fabulous. I'm not quite sure what they had in mind for it. Maybe high-speed night road biking.
I like how it has two modes, a high and low. Easy to change between modes, as the switch is located at the back.
You need a screw to mount the mounting bracket, and to take it off. The light itself however does slide off with no tools. It clicks into place, and is securely mounted while riding.
The run time for high mode is 3 hours, and 6 hours for low mode. It takes 4AA batteries. Needs a screwdriver to replace batteries. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsdown.gif[/img]
Overall, I think I like the light but am not sure why. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon3.gif[/img]
PROS:
<ul type="square">[*]Very bright hot spot[*]Side cut outs for side visibility[*]Good runtime[*]Uses regular AA batteries[*]High and low modes[/list]
CONS: <ul type="square">[*]Small hotspot[*]Hard to change batteries[/list]
Oh, by the way, it cost about $20.00, but I found one for $14.00 on ebay.
Cateye HL-1500 Review
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