The EL530 doesn't thow a big enough spot to be useful on its own, you need two and then its marginal. You can upgrade the LEDs yourself to make them much brighter but you need to be somewhat handy, and its still not ideal.
For one light over the counter, I like my nightrider minewtx2. Useful light for 7 hrs on low. If you do eventually go for a hub system this still makes a great backup light.