Don, I would be of the camp that yells loudly for Dyno Hubs. The cost of the lights and hub has gone down to fairly reasonable cost. Great hubs can be had for 130 bucks, with headlights ranging from 50 to 150 covering a wide range of needs. In addition to always having light when needed, the hubs will offer the ability to charge phones, and other devices. I bring this up as you mentioned touring. We just got back from a tour through some very wet, muddy, very wet, very muddy, and beautiful conditions. None of the 4 bikes with dynos had any issues. Add to this the ability to charge our phones while riding came in very handy as we were in primitive camp grounds.
Consider the rainy dark day when the lights are on for the entire day. Batteries aren't going to cut it without access to power and the time to charge them. It's not just about night time riding. In my opinion it's the best investment one can make for their bike when touring. Kelly On Monday, October 8, 2012 9:42:32 AM UTC-5, Don wrote: > > I would appreciate a discussion of the various option of putting lights > (front and rear) on my Sam H. I don't plan on doing much after dark riding > but would like to have the illumination for dusk and dawn situation while > touring. I am thinking of such things as: battery versus generator, brands, > models, placement. Any insights would be appreciated. Benefitting from the > experience of others will be a big help. Thanks > Don > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/QQamsW9VkD8J. 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.
