Cateye EL-135 and TL-LD130R Bicycle Headlight and Tail Light Combination

by Cateye

Product Features

• Battery-powered 3 white-LED headlight and 3 red-LED tail light with mounts
• Flashing and constant modes for headlight; 3 flashing modes for tail light
• Headlight uses 2 AA batteries; tail light uses 2 AAA batteries
• Headlight run times: 80 hours constant or 320 hours flashing
• Tail light run time: up to 150 hours

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Perfect for bicyclists commuting in low-light situations, this battery-powered package combines a three-LED white headlight and a three-LED red tail light. The headlight features a wide beam that illuminates plenty of road. The tail light features three flashing modes. Powered by two AA batteries, the headlight runs constantly for 80 hours and in flashing mode (useful for cycling under city lights) for 320 hours. Cateye's OptiCube technology optimizes lens and reflector brightness. Powered by two AAA batteries, the tail light runs up to 150 hours. Each light comes with a mounting bracket. The tail light also has a clothing clip.

About Cateye
Founded in 1946 in Osaka, Japan, CatEye is the leading manufacturer of cycle computers, lights, and reflectors to cyclists in the world. In 1964, CatEye was the first in the industry to create a flashing lamp for bicycles, followed by their first battery headlamp in 1982, and the very first bicycle head lamp using white LEDs in 2001. The company's Opticube lens and reflectors make the brightest and most efficient LED headlights. while their LD500 remains the only rear safety light that can meet the rigorous CPSC standards for reflectivity.

Product Description

Three LED's with Opticube lens technology provides a wide beam pattern to see more of the road.

• 3-LED front light with 3-LED rear light
• EL135 Headlight Features:
  - Includes batteries
  - 320 hours flashing mode
  - 80 hours constant mode
  - Includes Flex-Tight bracket that fits up to 32mm diameter seatposts
• LD130 Tailight Features:
  - Includes batteries
  - Up to 150 hours of run time
  - Includes Flex-Tight bracket that fits up to 32mm diameter seatposts
• 320 hours flashing mode
• 80 hours constant mode
• Flextight mounting bracket

Item Specifications
Weight	142g
Battery	3 AA/2 AAA
Bulb	1 LED/3 LED
Run Time	320/ 150

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000R6Q9X4
• Item model number: EL-135/TL-LD130
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,348 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #18 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Lights & Reflectors > Headlight-Taillight Combinations
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for City Commuting, February 24, 2009

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S. Kovarik (Eugene, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cateye EL-135 and TL-LD130R Bicycle Headlight and Tail Light Combination (Sports)

These two lights make a great combination for the price. The quick-detach mounts are very straightforward to install, the lights come on and off easily and are bright enough for most conditions. I use them for a 25 mile round trip commute at least one leg of which is before or after sunlight. I use the disco mode on the rear light, and the flashing mode on the front except for the darkest areas. Another great convenience is AA and AAA batteries - I prefer to always use rechargables, so I am never at risk of not having a battery when I need one. Overall, these are very good lights and nicely round out the look on my all-black Fuji Patrol bike. I'm contemplating adding a PlanetBike set just for good measure, but these also do just fine on their own. If you are buying lights, don't go too cheap, these are perfect. Also they can handle a lot of rain (I live in Eugene, OR w/ 200 days of rain a year).

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Can You See Me Now?, September 8, 2008

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Old Hippie (St. Louis, MO.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cateye EL-135 and TL-LD130R Bicycle Headlight and Tail Light Combination (Sports)

Once again, I should've shopped at Amazon.com first. Oh, well...I made the local bike shop slightly richer. This light set is about $27.00 on Amazon.com. About $10 higher at your local bike shop.

What impressed me first is two words you never hear anymore...BATTERIES INCLUDED! Alkaline batteries at that. The headlight naturally mounts on the handlebars & the the tail-light can be mounted on the seat-post, or comes with a belt clip; great for night-time joggers. (You won't find me jogging with my weak back & legs.) Another plus...no tools required for installation.

The headlight can either shine continuously or flashing. The rear has three choices; continuous, flashing, or random flashing. Both use three LED lights. Battery life, according to specs, should be about 150 hours flashing and 80 continuous. The front headlight takes two AA batteries; the rear two AAA batteries. Once again...alkaline batteries are included. Both lights can be removed easily to prevent theft. One click of a button turns them on. Another click puts them into flash mode. Hold the button down about 2 seconds to turn them off.

Would I use these on a dark country road? Nope. But under city lights, you & your bike become much more visible; especially with the rear light in a flashing mode. I shouldn't have to say this...but I will; this product is designed for adult use. Please don't let your kids ride after dark.

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too fragile?, July 25, 2009

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Reed Maxson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cateye EL-135 and TL-LD130R Bicycle Headlight and Tail Light Combination (Sports)

I have owned this light set for about three months and am not quite as happy with the product as most of the other reviewers here. In fact, I decided to buy this product primarily because of the many positive reviews. The LEDs are bright and certainly will help make riders more visible, especially when the lights are used in their flashing beacon modes. However, the headlight provides only marginal lighting for unlit roads or trails, as mentioned by others. My main complaint is that the lens and one battery fell off of the rear light when I hit small depression on a paved street. More recently the lens, LED lights and circuitry fell off of the front light when jarred by a not too severe bump. The wire leads from the battery compartment are very small and fragile, so the weight of the LED lights, which are mounted on the circuit board, was enough to break the wires from their solder joints. After some searching I found the parts that fell off, but the wires are very small and will be difficult to reattach to the circuit board, if even possible. The LEDs might not work now anyhow due to possible damage from falling off the housing and hitting the road. I thought it was a pretty nice light set at first, but now I'm not so sure. If I have to replace the headlight I will do so with a different product or perhaps make something of my own design.