Cateye TL-LD1000 LED Bicycle Tail and Safety Light (Red) Review

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(More customer reviews)When it's working properly, the TL-LD1000 is unarguably the BEST rear bicycle light available.I know because I've tried quite a few, including other Cateye models.

The light is essentially two very bright, independently controllable, 3-LED taillights in a single package.So, for example, I set the bottom triad of LEDs to blink and the upper triad to strobe back-and-forth. Both of the independently controllable lights are readily visible throughout a wide vertical and horizontal axis.

But note that I'm on my second TL-LD1000.And so I now find myself wondering if the light suffers from a fundamental design flaw.

The first TL-LD1000 I bought lasted a bit less than a year of regular use before it begin to spontaneously extinguish itself in response to normal road bumps.For a while a sharp slap would restore the light to operation, but the condition deteriorated: The light remained operational for a shorter period after each slap.

In response, I tried new batteries.I tried cleaning the battery contacts with a cotton swap and alcohol.I tried wrapping the batteries with some stretchy foam to help hold them tightly in place.None of those steps helped.

So after an email exchange with Cateye, I sent my malfunctioning light in and the company promptly replaced it with a new one.

I've used my second TL-LD1000 for just a bit less than a year, and now it too is spontaneously extinguishing itself and I'm once again slapping it to restore it to operation.

So, I would encourage other TL-LD1000 users to report on how reliably their light has worked and for how long.

As I said, it's an EXCELLENT tail light when it works.But from the standpoint of the light's long-term reliability, my experience has been zero-for-two...

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Product Description:
Not content with producing the brightest front led on the market, cateye complement the EL-500 with the TL-1000, the ultimate rear LED for riders who value their visibility above all else. Cateyes patented Opticube technology is used for the first time in a rear light, combined with 10 ultrabright red LEDS for unparalleled brightness. With 2 LEDS on each side, the TL-1000 also offers unrivalled sideways visibility. Each row of LEDS is independently controlled by a side mounted switch and features 4 different modes, for a total of 16 different combinations. This will surely be the rear light to have this winter. Runtime: 15 hours constant. Batteries: 2 x AA.

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