Cateye Single Shot Plus- have they got any better?
MrChuck
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A couple of winters ago I splashed out on a Single Shot plus light, and while the light itself was great I ended up sending it back with a broken bracket- like pretty much everybody else who had one I think!
Anyway, I'm looking at lights again and wondering if anybody knows if Cateye have re-designed the bracket or addressed the problem? If so I'd maybe get another, if not I'll rule it out.
Anyway, I'm looking at lights again and wondering if anybody knows if Cateye have re-designed the bracket or addressed the problem? If so I'd maybe get another, if not I'll rule it out.
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Old Technology, still rubbish. Go for Hope/Exposure etc etc, not cateye - cateye sell overpriced front lights.0
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Hope 1 can be got for £70 ish0
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It doesn't have any side visibility, and the batteries can't be charged in the unit AFAIK...?0
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It's visible enough - I use two, and a blinky up front. As for charging - I have stacks of AA rechargeables and a 7dayshop smart charger at home and work (only cost £10) and always have one set of spare AA's on me.
The cateye is a fraction of the power of the Hope. You could always go for a magicshine for £50.0 -
I wouldn't trust my cateye on its own on the unlit country roads I cycle on. It's my secondary light to the Hope Vision 2.
I use it pointing directly at the road in front of me and the Hope pointing down the road.
Oh. I've had the cateye (single shot plus btw) for 2 years and the bracket is fine....Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
My first one lasted well over a year of living on the bike full time, until I read a thread about brackets failing, then I looked at mine and found it had cracked. Free replacement (through Chainreaction) is still going strong.
The bracket has been modified, the rails have been made a bit thicker.0