Aren't they liberating? I too was a holdout for years until I tried the latest generation of German LED lights. Now I've got dynamos on all my bikes except my gofast -- 1 SON 20R + Edeluxe, Riv, 1 DH3N72 (actually two of these for the two wheelsets, fat and very fat) + Cyo for the Fargo, 1 BB dynamo + Cyo for the Herse and one or two other bottle setups with various lamps for beater grocery getter-types. For the grocery trike It's is great to be able just to get on and pedal for a last minute trip to the store: I ought to rig up a dyno tail light on that one. I don't mind switching on batter rear lights for the other bikes since the batteries last for at least a couple of months.
I do have battery backups, a Knog or Frog on the trike, shortly a head mounted Flea or somesuch for the others, that I carry in a pouch with ankle and Sam Browne reflectors as part of my nighttime kit, but for the short run, last minute errand vehicle I want full automation, so to speak. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > I warn that I am biased ... the dyno's have spoiled me and between the > SON28 and the Edelux I have found bliss. I've had high powered battery > lights and no matter how great and bright they may be I had to remember to > charge them. To get the battery to do something.. like get them out of the > bag and mount them when it got dark. (never bothered to permanently mount > any of my battery powered lights) Then came the Edelux on my AHH followed > by the E3 Triple on the Bombadil. I sold the E3 triple on the Bombadil > because I liked the light pattern of the Edulux better and missed the > sensor. A light that just was on was beyond just nice it was liberating. > I know have three of them and contemplating putting one on my recently > acquired Quickbeam. The second ride out on the QB I was in a parking lot > eating pizza and had to leave because it was getting dark.. I thought right > or wrong on the way home.. this bike is useless without a good light. > Spoiled yes.. I have a minewt or two in the garage and can't find the > charging cable (though I know it's here) > I'm two lazy and unorganized for battery ... I don't want to go turn on > the light or remember to turn it off again. > OOPs.. i ranted yet again.. sorry.. :) (ok sorry may be a stretch) > Kelly -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
