CatEye Enduro Team Product Review
Cateye Stadium 3
Originally uploaded by kerkovej.
STATS: The Stadium 3 is still the brightest bicycle headlight. A 12-volt NiMH battery connects to the top tube mounting ballast, which boosts the charge to 6000 volts, producing the equivalent of 80+ watts of halogen light. The Stadium 3 has a run time of 3 hours, and charge time of 3 hours with CatEye's quick-charger.
BEST THING: It's super bright! Don't look straight into it or you will burn a hole straight through your head. Runs for 3 hours and charges in 3 hours. The light that is given off is white, so everything is seen in "true" color
WORST THING: This light consists of 3 items: light, ballast, and battery. That is a lot of stuff to carry. It is a bit heavier than most lights available now. Takes up a water bottle cage.
MY VERDICT: This is the best light I have used to date. You will have no problem seeing where you are going. The only thing I don't like is the size. If there was a way to roll the ballast and battery into one small pack that does not take up an H2O cage that would be swell. Better yet....make it into a helmet mount with a battery the size of the existing ballast that would fit in your jersey pocket. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) I would give this light a 10 for light output and a 6 for its bulky size.
Jeff Kerkove said at 6:18 AM
