Cateye TL-LD500-R LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (Red)

by Cateye

Product Features

• 3-LED red tail light with constant and flashing modes
• 100 hours flashing run time; 50 hours constant run time
• Mounts on seat post or handlebar
• Uses 2 AAA batteries
• Clothing clip included

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This three red-LED tail light offers a constant mode and flashing mode. Powered by two AAA batteries, the light offers up to 100 hours of run time in flashing mode and 50 hours in constant mode. It mounts easily to any seat post or handlebar. A clothing clip is also included.

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

The Cat Eye LD500 Taillight features Ultra-bright LED technology that means fewer LEDs but more overall light!

• Incorporatesa SPSC reflector into this light design
• Includes clothing clip and will mount to traditional rear reflector bracket
• Combining a CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) certified reflector and super-bright flashing LED makes the LD500 the ultimate safety accessory
• If batteries lose their energy at night, the built-in reflector will shine brilliantly in a motorists headlights
• Ultra-bright LED technology means fewer LEDs but more overall light
• Reflex mount attaches easily to a standard reflector bracket, seatpost, or included clothing clip

Item Specifications
Weight	65g
Battery	2AAA
Bulb	3 LED
Run Time	100 in Flashing Mode

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.8 x 3.2 x 0.5 inches ; 4 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: B000R5NRAS
• Item model number: TL-LD500-R
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,379 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #31 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Lights & Reflectors > Taillights

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attaches directly to rack, July 23, 2009

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W. Gayther - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cateye TL-LD500-R LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (Red) (Sports)

I really wanted a tail light that I wouldn't have to screw around with taking it on and off the bike when I left the bike locked up somewhere. This was the only light (didn't buy it through amazon, but same model number on the box - TL-LD500-R) I could find, having visited 3 different bike shops, that would attach directly to the back of my bike rack - in my case a Topeak Explorer bike rack.

I found other lights that had a quick release system that would let you attach the light to the bike rack, but this was the only one that attached directly an wasn't easy to take off. Assuming your rack has a (for lack of a better term) hangy down thing to attach something to in the back, you just take the screw, screw it through the hole, and into the body of this tail light.

1. You don't have to unscrew it to change the batteries, you use a coin to pop it open to change the batteries. I suppose someone could pop it open and steal the batteries if they wanted, but I don't leave my bike in *that* sketchy of areas.
2. It's not impossible to get the light off again if you have a screw driver or the right wrench, but it takes some work - enough work for me to not worry about someone stealing it because they walked by and thought "hey, I could use one of those!"
3. Because it's bolted directly on, you don't have to worry about the light flying off when you hit a bump or something (which I've had other tail light do).

My only complaint is I wish it had more than 2 modes (steady on, or blinky).

EDIT: I wanted to add that one thing I'm not fond of on this light is the blinky mode - the light just isn't on long enough in blinky mode. I can imagine someone glancing over at just the wrong time and completely missing seeing the light on. It might be on, at most, half the time. I greatly prefer the blinky mode of the Planet Bike Rack Blinky - it's actually on like 90% of the time, but turns off just long enough to be attention getting.

I run them side by side (the cateye on steady, the planet bike one on blinky mode) so it's cool for my setup. And the planet bike rack blinky slides into a mount, so unfortunately it doesn't attach directly to the rack like the cateye light does. But I would prefer the Planet Bike Rack Blinky blink mode - it's easier to see.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cateye TL-LD500-R LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (Red), June 3, 2009

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ProfHarryHill "Nathan" (District of Columbia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cateye TL-LD500-R LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (Red) (Sports)

The Cateye TL-LD500-R LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light is an excellent attention getter for night riders. It comes with all of the attachment hardware neccesary to afix the lamp to the rear of your seat post. It also comes with a clip for your jacket or backpack. It's cheap and its three led's are quite an attention getter. Too, it uses AAA batteries available anywhere.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little light, May 23, 2009

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J. Gerecke (Salem, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cateye TL-LD500-R LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (Red) (Sports)

When riding at night, you need to be sure that you're seen. Although there are brighter tail lights out there (like the Planet Bike Superflash), this light has a long battery life and is bright enough to have you be seen in all but the worst conditions.