Originally Posted by
El Cid
Well it's official -- I'm not happy with my Cateye Volt 700. It'll do nicely when summer comes, but it doesn't work in the cold. Last night, the light cut out on me as I was riding home from the gym. I had it inside my jacket pocket until it was time to go, and I got about ten minutes of light from the time I mounted it on the handlebar.
And yes, it was fully charged.
I had bad experiences with Cateye products as well. I bought a Cateye Opticube a few years back. About less than a year after I bought my Opticube the batteries started leaking & I tried sevral different brands of AA batteries but every set leaked in the light after about a week or so & the batteries were brand new so it was the design of the Opticube headlight that was faulty.
Also the crucial clip that held the light to the bike broke off rendering it useless as a bike light. Aparently quality controll is virtually non existent for their lower end lights in the $20 to $30 price range. Although they are bright, the quality was god awful. Anyone know of a good alternative light brand that is as bright as or brighter than Cateye lights at a reasonable price?