I have both dynamo lights and good battery lights and each have their advantages. But IME, with quite a few hub, bottle, and bb dynamos, good hub dynamos -- mid-level Shimano upward -- don't cause noticeable drag; at least, I don't notice it, and one of my systems is a hi-po K-Lite system which I always run on High. Bb dynamos are a wee bit noticeable but not horrible; and even cheap Sanyo bottles aren't *that* bad -- like riding into a modest headwind or up a very slight grade. They're *not* like Bart Simpson's dynamo.
And wires can be neatly tucked away; not really a problem if arranged properly. I do always back up my dynamos with a good battery headlight, if only to use as a flashlight in the event of roadside repairs. (Tho' the capacitor of the Edeluxe I is pretty poor -- about 30 seconds bright, then another minute of dim light -- another reason for a good auxiliary battery lamp, for long intersections. The capacitor on the K-Lite -- in a separate box the size of a box of Marlboros -- will still be glowing dimly 150 minutes after you get home.) Patrick Moore, who just rode home from church [first week in Lent] noticing no drag a-tall from his SON 20R and first-gen Edeluxe with 2 wired-in tail lights. On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 6:13 PM Johnny Alien <johnny.alien...@gmail.com> wrote: > I actually forgot all about that. I had read a large and very nerdy > article on this recently. The reason why this hasn't taken off is because > its not really practical or efficient to charge a phone with the dynamo. > Most phones have software that throttle low level charges like what you > would get from a dynamo. I have been becoming a big fan of battery lights > as well. They have so many lighting options and stay charged for a really > long time. And battery packs are really easy to keep with you if you go > longer. Easier than all of the wires and drag that a dynamo brings. BUT > there is something to be said to always 100% having a light read to go if > you need it. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgs%3DzkDXdz-OK3t7zDsNPeC1%2BBg4ApQUfeEXeqdkACebvQ%40mail.gmail.com.
