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Native name
  
株式会社キャットアイ

Area served
  
Worldwide

Founded
  
16 February 1954

Type of business
  
Private KK

Industry
  
Leisure products

Products
  
Cycling components

Number of employees
  
202

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Number of locations
  
3 factories (as of 2015)

Key people
  
Koichi Tsuyama (President)

CEO
  
Koichi Tsuyama (Jul 2000–)

Profiles

K edge cateye bicycle computer mounts unboxing and review


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. It is a manufacturer of cycle computers, lights, reflectors, toe clips, bottle cages and other accessories which sell worldwide. 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.

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. The company's official mission statement is: "To add value to all aspects of our society, including safety, environment and health related issues".

References

CatEye Wikipedia