CatEye

CatEye

CatEye

Japanese manufacturer of bicycle accessories

This article is about the Japanese company. For other topics, see cat's eye (disambiguation).

CatEye Co., Ltd. (株式会社キャットアイ, Kabushiki-gaisha Kyattoai), better known by its brand name CatEye, is a Japanese company.[3] It is a manufacturer of cycle computers, lights, reflectors, toe clips, bottle cages and other accessories which sell worldwide.[2] The company was founded in 1954 in Osaka, Japan and developed the first flashing bicycle light in 1964, and other innovations that it first introduced into the marketplace include flashing LED headlamps. It released its first cycle computer in 1981.

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As of 2015 it employs 202 people. While the company's head office and design teams are in Japan, today many components are manufactured in its Chinese factories and subsidiaries.

References

  1. [1]
    CatEye. "About – CatEye". Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  2. [2]
    Michael Leccese; Arlene Plevin (1991). The Bicyclist's Sourcebook. Woodbine House. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-933149-41-0.
  3. [3]
    "Cat Eye Co., Ltd". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved December 14, 2011.
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