Comments on: What You Need to Know About Dynamo Lighting

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By: Sunlight Daylight

Sunlight Daylight — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 17:16:38 +0000

I have hub dynamos on all my bikes, and it was the main reason fro me building my first wheel. They are not only good in the winter but in the summer too. Upon entering a tunnel of trees, with a sudden change in daylight, the extra viability is most welcome.

I would also comment on the efficency of dynamo lighting. It is AMAZING what 3W of Busch and Muller lighting will do. It is as bright (on the road) as 30W of Chinese LED flood light. That is with my 80lux offering, and I think they make 100 lux lights now!

By: G.Gelbart

G.Gelbart — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 23:49:09 +0000

True, hub units create less drag than bottle types => when operating! But many recreational, commuter, and bike-campers mostly ride during daytime, so TOTAL drag is less with bottle types as they can be ‘turned-off’! And adding a bottle dynamo is a (cheap) DIY job, not so with hub units. Course the “wow factor” isn’t there with bottle types.

By: Barry

Barry — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 21:55:13 +0000

In reply to John. John’s idea of magnets on the rims has been done: the tldr it’s not worth it as magnets are heavy & brittle, you’d need them all around the rims, also tires go through gunk. Same with Rick’s: it’s not worth it. The hubs’ output are barely enough for a ‘marker light’ led, the weight of what you’d be charging and the miles it would take to charge it to a aaa-battery’s energy is easily replaced by a aaa battery. However, yes, regenerative braking’s worth it, as is any stationary bike... but barely.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 22 May 2018 02:18:51 +0000

In reply to Julie. I have the same bike. When the lights stopped working, my local bike shop was able to fix it during my annual tune-up.

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By: Ronnie Wallace

Ronnie Wallace — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:24:36 +0000

If you could via a dynamo charge a redundant power pack or more than one (batteries) that would not be used for forward movement(electrical assisted)

(Drive batteries)a pack could assist in the drive and once the charge has depleted to say 20% value the redundant pack takes over and the charge created then directed to this the initial drive pack or packs so the cycle would continue and give a much larger amount of EA cycle travel

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:31:58 +0000

This is a well written article about the attributes of dynamo lighting. I would like to know more about different lighting and charging systems ,etc. I think that would make a good follow up piece.Thank you.?‍♂️?‍♂️?‍♂️

By: Billy Romp

Billy Romp — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 03:23:48 +0000

Some of these comments are puzzling. As a cyclist, I have found that while more light is better, it does not take much light to go fast on a paved road, and only a bit more for rough stuff. As a motorist, I have never been “blinded” by a bicycle light, motorcycle light or, for that matter, automobile lights, to the extent that it presented any danger. I find it funny that it is a concern at all, and I consider it an imaginary issue. I have several dynamo-equipped bicycles in my fleet, but a cheap flashlight rubber-banded to the handlebar stem does not cramp my style at all.

By: Billy Romp

Billy Romp — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 03:11:02 +0000

In reply to Ted.

Umm, perhaps you are trolling, but … what branches? If you’re talking about off-trail bushwhacking, well then you’re talking speeds too slow to run a dynamo, and too slow to hurt yourself on a branch. Anyway, off-road night riding is generally done with multiple lights — with one on the helmet — so I am left wondering what you are talking about.