I was a late defender of battery lights, but after trying SONs and modern LEDs, it was no contest: as used as I was to regular charging (using up to date equipment) it was so much simpler to have a dyamo system. And hubs still seem to be the best mix of price, low drag, power, and aesthetics.
I've tried bb dynamos (not bad but you can't use them with knobbies) and bottles (from Sanyo 6 volts to $300+ 12 volts) but hubs are the best, IMO. The SP weighs about 400 grams and costs about $120. On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Doug Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Warning: Heresy and Impiety follow! I know that we are all retro-grouches > here and my AHH shifts 8-speed friction on Silver’s. Friction shifting will > never die so long as I live. But I honestly think that technology has left > dynohubs in the dustbin of history. > > > I run two Ixon Core battery powered (USB rechargeable) lights. Made by > Busch & Müller; I got them from Peter White, see them here: > http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/b&m.asp > > > The light output and beam shape are both outstanding. The batteries last > plenty long too (3 hours on high power and 15 hours on low power). But if > I’m going on a REALLY long night ride and/or I want to run the lights at > high-power for the whole ride, I just plug them into my Zendure USB power > bank battery and I can charge my lights even when they are in use. The > Zendure’s come in several sizes from 6,700mAh to 25,600mAh and weights from > 136 grams to 725 grams (for the really ridiculously powered model). The > thing is, even the small ones are enough to run my phone for navigation > (Ride with GPS sucks power in navigation mode) and my lights at full power > for much longer than I need. I keep the Zendure in my Sackville TrunkSack > Small and the lights and bag are both mounted on my front Mark’s Rack. > > > Dyno hubs on Peter’s website weigh from 575 to 720 grams and cost from > $257 to $426. USB battery banks like the Zendure weigh less and cost less > than a dynohub. They also power more stuff (mostly 2 outputs but 4 on the > big one) than a dynohub. They provide power for as long as a mortal can > ride and don't require a special wheel. > > > So…why do we still ride dynohubs? > > > Doug > > >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
