Cateye TL-LD150 LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (White)

by Cateye

Product Features

• 5 white LEDs provide night tail-light visibility
• Constant mode and 3 flashing modes
• Up to 90 hours run time
• Uses 2 AAA batteries; mounts easily on any seat post
• Clothing clip included

Product Description

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Featuring five white LEDs, this tail light offers a constant mode and three flashing modes. The light mounts easily on any seat post. A clothing clip is also included. Powered by two AAA batteries, the light offers up to 90 hours of run time.

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

Cat Eye LD150 Taillights feature 5 LEDs that last up to 90 hours of run time.

• Flash and constant option
• Up to 90 hours of run time
• Includes belt and clothing clips
• Includes batteries

Item Specifications
Weight	55g
Battery	2 AAA
Bulb	5 LED
Run Time	90

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 1.5 inches ; 3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000R5PJX6
• Item model number: TL-LD150
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,522 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #50 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Lights & Reflectors > Taillights

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Be seen from the FRONT, not just from the rear., August 6, 2010

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Bo88y - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cateye TL-LD150 LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (White) (Sports)

I got the 3-LED version of this light, and love it. In researching bike lights, I came across the seeing / being seen distinction, something a lot of riders seem unaware of. Flashlight / headlight units aren't very attention-grabbing, and when driving the car, I have noticed how easy they are not to notice. Since I ride in a well-lighted city, I don't need a headlight, but I do need to be seen and noticed. And if I did need a headlight, I'd have two lights, one to see, and another to be seen, since the two functions are quite distinct.
~ Another thing I noticed from driving: a light that has separate elements blinking non-simultaneously is a lot more noticeable than a single blinking light or a multi-light blinking as a unit, which could be mistaken for a steady light coming into and going out of view (many of the lights in a busy street come into and go out of view as cars maneuver around one another). Lights blinking "against" one another provide a kind of visual reference for one another that distinguishes them from the common flow of moving lights.
~ These white, separately-blinking lights are a major step up in front noticeability from the usual headlight units, whether the latter blink or not. If you need a light to illuminate your way, get a light suited to that purpose. (Planet Bike's 1-watt Blaze is a very cost-effective one.) But for being seen from the front, the white Cateye TL-LD150 or TL-LD130 (5 and 3 LEDs, respectively) are the best available candidates.
~ Sorry for the length, but I feel that the details are necesary to make the case for these lights. A headlight is not a substitute for one of these.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Headlamp, March 23, 2009

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Charles G. "An Engineer and Business Person" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cateye TL-LD150 LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (White) (Sports)

I use this as a headlamp attached to a bike helmet and it is very bright and visible. This is of course, a be seen light, not something you would use to light your way.

My other front light, which is attached to my handlebars, would occasionally not be seen by oncoming traffic if I was behind another car, so this solves that problem. It makes me very visible and I don't have to worry about attaching yet another item to my bike before I start the ride - it stays permanently attached to my helmet. You can see it from 180 degrees.

Note, to turn it off, hold the button on the left side (not visible in the photo) for about 2 seconds. That button also cycles through three patterns - all flash, chase flash, and stay on when pushed briefly.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bright light!!, September 15, 2010

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eyez wide open - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cateye TL-LD150 LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (White) (Sports)

Very bright, highly eye-catching light. The mode where all the LED's flash together is amazing. I rode with this at dusk this evening. Very dangerous time to ride. Drivers eyes are getting adjusted to the rapidly approaching darkness, various headlights are popping on all around them, and then there is this Cateye on my bike. Apparantly the most noticeable light of them all, as I had two drivers (one neighbor and one stranger) slow down and ask me about the light... saying they noticed it from a good distance. It's like a camera flash going off every ˝-second, but not bright enough to blind a driver. It just gets their attention so they don't run over you while fooling with their cellphone, GPS or passenger. I have always used Red flashing lights.. in fact I still have a Cateye TL-LD200 from way back in the early 90's, but I have been told those lights didn't draw attention until the driver was very close. This white light is the one. No question about it. Love the tooless screw clamp type mounting system. I only wish Cateye had made the strap a bit longer or provided a short and a long strap. I'd love to mount one of these on front of bike on head or stem but it won't reach around far enough for the teeth to engage. Can do handlebars but they already have too much stuff on them. I'll just have to do something creative with some cable ties or velco strap and that Cateye bag mount. Thanks Cateye for making this great light!