
As fellow destroyer Mr Joel "Dirkmog Derethin Nallyr Datashade Hinterlands DreamWithin" Stevenson will confirm, Cateye bike lights really are the pits. After some serious industrial espionage and a daring raid on Cateye's HQ, I liberated the production plan for these bags of shit and hereby present it below.
1. New shipment of bike lights received from factory voted Worst Sweatshop in Indo-China, 1987-2006.
2. All bike lights found to pass basic functionality testing returned to China.
3. QA Phase 1: battery holders yanked and rattled until they become loose and cannot reliably hold a battery in place for more than 30 seconds while attached to a moving bike.
4. QA Phase 2: battery holders yanked and rattled until they become loose and cannot reliably hold a battery in place for more than 30 seconds while stationary.
5. Cost Saving Phase 1: mounting bracket reduced in size, a side benefit being that they do not mount securely on any bike manufactured after 1902.
6. Cost Saving Phase 2: lens design re-engineered to ensure awkward re-assembly after battery insertion.
7. Cost Saving Phase 3: clamshell screw mount re-engineered to ensure shearing off under least possible screw torque.
8. Cost Saving Phase 4: retainer bracket on slide mount removed, ensuring the light slips out during bike operation.
9. Realise that QA and Cost Saving cost money: double SRP.
10. Any "nonfunctional" units (or cheekily so marked) received from stockists immediately sent to same stockist.
I couldn't get the red lens back on the light body after replacing the battery, so i smashed it. It looks cooler now and works better, so.
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