Brian, I'm certainly with you on the "blinding issue". But there are smartly designed battery lights as well. I have the Ixon Core battery powered lights made by Busch & Müller and there are a few others. It seems that the Germans have cornered the market on intelligently designed beam patterns. I think it is due to German legislation that we should copy here.
Doug On Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 12:24:42 PM UTC-8, stonehog wrote: > > I ride dyno hubs so I never have to think/worry/bother with lighting. I > never have to charge anything. I never have to carry something extra. I > can go on a five-minute run to the store, or a 30-hour brevet through the > dark countryside. Haven't worried about lights for going on 4 or 5 years > now. It's just simple. I also get a smug sense of satisfaction that I'm > providing the power. That's technically and socially cool. > > I also have a lot of options with high-quality lights that I don't yet > have with battery powered lights. Lights that direct the beam where it > needs to go - not in other road/trail users eyes. > > ***warning - rant - look away*** It seems like I am constantly being > blinded these days on my commute on the Burke Gilman by people who now have > lights that should be used for cave exploration or riding 40mph through the > woods. Then there are the folks that somehow manage to see in front of them > with a B - l - I - N - k - I - n - G front light. On a trail only used by > walkers and bikers. What - are they worried that I won't see them and run > into them head on? Wow. This isn't even just selfish, or extra cautious. > This is getting to the point of extremely dangerous. Between the lights, > and the helmets, and the vests, and the airbag neck gaiters, is this just a > giant conspiracy to end "the ride"? > *** ok - feel better now *** > > Perhaps I just need to find a welding goggle that electronically cancels > blinking lights and mutes all ridiculous blinding beams. It may be the > only way to fight the continued onslaught of "*stupid-dangerous lights". > > Brian Hanson > Seattle, WA > > * my term and my opinion > > On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 4:52:51 PM UTC-8, Doug Williams 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
