Partrick, I just checked the website, and it looks like there are a number of brake options for the lights. You have options for caliper, v-brake, disc, or even "without a brake system." Best, Rob Pennington, NJ
On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Benz: If you want the Magnic tail lights for cantilever brakes, are you > locked in to their proprietary brake pads? IOW, is there a way to use the > Magnic tail lights with Kool Stop salmon canti pads? > > Also, do you know, or does anyone else know, if you can rig up the tail > lights without using the rim brake pads, this for disk-braked wheels? > > I have wired-in tail lights on my 2 dynamo-powered bikes, but a pair of > bright and steady failsafe rear lights as a backup to my dynamo tail lights > instead of a battery powered backup is intriguing. > > Thanks, Patrick > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM Benz Ouyang, Sunnyvale, CA < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> …. If I have to do it again, I would skip the front lights (again, mine >> are 1st gen versions) but I would instead buy a few more of the rear lights >> instead of rear blinkers. The prices of decent quality rear blinkers are >> not that different from Magnic Light singles. >> >> TLDR: They're good. Buy the rears. >> > -- > 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 view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvmcPey44nqgyPme7W%3D5Ba3igis0G4fuqqR3MhPOzL4iA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvmcPey44nqgyPme7W%3D5Ba3igis0G4fuqqR3MhPOzL4iA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGTQPx9mj_OjYGHn1CHUk%2B1eT0YziMWf8tXzi1bwwJKW9bHxAw%40mail.gmail.com.
