> Personally I think a dyno hub is always a good idea, regardless of > season. In the summer (even with long days) it simply extends your > riding and removes daylight limitations... As far as the idea of a > "clutch" mechanism
IMO, the clutch mechanism dynohub is a solution looking for a problem. The drag on my SON hub bikes is so minimal I never notice it. The clutch dyno will almost certainly have more moving parts than a SON. Maybe it should not be this way, but seems the more components that make up a product, the more chance the product will malfunction. Add to the mix this particular company is looking to compete pricewise with the entry level dynos. Time will tell, but I smell a bust. On Jan 27, 11:10 am, Montclair BobbyB <[email protected]> wrote: > Personally I think a dyno hub is always a good idea, regardless of > season. In the summer (even with long days) it simply extends your > riding and removes daylight limitations... As far as the idea of a > "clutch" mechanism, I haven't been able to noticeably detect drag on > any of the dynamo hubs I've ridden (Schmidt, Shimano, SRAM and Sturmey- > Archer). Then again, I'm not a go-fast rider, nor particularly > sensitive to riding subtleties, so it would take major drag before I'd > begin to notice it... not to say others won't feel it... I simply seem > to be insensitive to it. > > Peace, > Bobby "Ain't feelin' the drag" Birmingham > > On Jan 27, 4:43 am, charlie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm looking to get one of the new dyno hubs but can't seem to get a > > firm price. I'd even pay in advance. It will be getting lighter out > > soon so it might be moot for me to even have one until next fall. > > Seems like the timing is a little off on these. > > Bikes and cars yea.....what a long discussion all that was, what with > > "being green" and all......I say its all hogwash. If we do run out of > > fossil fuels you can kiss our roadways goodbye we'll all be walking > > like Grok eventually and society will be back in the stone age. The > > fact is, we humans are too dumb to figure it out from generation to > > generation and we tend to forget the lessons of the past. Its a self > > correcting problem ultimately anyway. If we mess it up so bad that > > life as we know it all falls apart, enough of us will die off and the > > human race can start again in some primitive way of living. The earth > > will clean itself up atmospherically etc. and our bones will become > > fertilizer for a future Groks vegetable garden. Until then, I intend > > to ride often and live well......yes I recycle and probably live more > > green than most people but I don't think it matters much in the grand > > scheme of things. > > In spite of my general skepticism I do think a generator hub, with a > > clutch that is reliable, is a fine idea and I need lights on my > > bicycle if I am to ride at night.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
