Re: [RBW] A Boy, A Bike, and A Benefactor
Leah- You reminded me of Maynard Hershons' classic article. See pg. 10. http://assets.seattlepub.com:8020/SuperContainer/RawData/BicyclePaper/Issues/1995-10 Bernie On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 11:09 AM Leah Peterson wrote: > Hello, friends! > > You’ll remember I invited you at the end of my original post to report > back here if you had followed the example of my benefactor and embraced any > opportunities to be someone else’s. That invitation stands, and I am sure > I’m not alone in saying I’d delight in reading your stories. > > I’ve heard from some of you (via PM) since this thread posted; little bits > of kindness in daily life that you’ve been giving and how it makes you > feel. It’s been so delightful - you really are the best. > > I said I wanted to be sure not to let this generosity end with me, and I > had my chance at it this morning. The story is in the works, and I will > plant it here (complete with photos!) later today. > > Meanwhile, here’s a Little Silver Clem photo that is sure to make anyone > grin. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 4, 2018, at 11:49 AM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > Fantastic, Leah! Beautiful to read how much he loves his bike (and how > much he understands how its differences are a huge part of why he loves > it!)! > > > > With abandon, > > Patrick > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/qrKUcYAQetM/unsubscribe > . > > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Thanks Grant
Thank you, Grant! Bernie Burton On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 9:11 AM, John A. Bennett wrote: > To quote John F. Kennedy, who was paraphrasing Edmund Burke: > > As the great parliamentarian Edmund Burke said, "The only thing necessary > for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." > > The full speech, delivered in Canada, back in the Olden Days when we were > still friends with them: > > http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=8136 > > JAB in Portland, Ore. > > > On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 8:07:07 PM UTC-7, Justin, Oakland wrote: >> >> Glad to see you voice your opinion on the Blahg/Blug/whatever it was. >> >> -Justin >> > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Eat Bacon Don't Jog--Goal set, goal met
Even better book, No.1 on Amazon, Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe- best weight lifting book ever. Bernie Burton On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 11:43 AM, d2mini <d2creat...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > I'm with you, OP... don't jog! Especially as we age. Best thing to do is > get stronger and you don't get stronger with low intensity steady state > cardio. You get stronger by lifting heavy things. And IMO, the stronger we > are, not only do we look better, but recovery to injury is quicker, you are > sick less, immune system is stronger, less overall aging problems. You may > be skinny, but if you've got no muscle that's not doing you any good. > Scrawny, weak and feeble. Being able to run 10 miles isn't going to help > you when you are laid up in a hospital bed for weeks. And when you are > lifting weights and getting stronger, there is no need to deny yourself of > certain food groups if you don't want to. I was Paleo/low carb for the > better part of a decade. Yeah, it worked and most of the time it was pretty > easy, cause who doesn't like bacon!?... but it worked for one reason... it > satiates you and makes it easier to eat in a caloric deficit. Same with > Intermittent Fasting which I've also done. That 8 hour eating window just > makes it easier to consume less calories. At the end of the day, that's all > that matters... eat less. Don't be fooled by the self proclaimed youtube > gurus that try to tell you that you are training your body to burn fat, > your increasing fat burning hormones, bullet proof coffee, apple cider > vinegar or other such nonsense. Every single one of those guys have one > goal... make money. Modern day snake oil peddlers. Get on a solid weight > lifting program and you can go back to eating it all. Within reason of > course. I'll be 45 this summer and I finally got what I always wanted... a > six pack! And i'm not talking about the beverage. ;) I've been where you > guys are and I've learned a lot through it all. Only took me 10 years to > weed through all the B.S. and figure it out. I now lift 4-5 days a week and > track my calories/macros to make sure I'm getting the correct quantity and > ratios and the results have been amazing. And the same advice goes for you > ladies! No, you are not going to get "bulky". You are going to get strong, > lean and fit. Win. And don't get me wrong, I'm not poo-pooing on low carb. > You can still keep carbs relatively low if you'd like. The important thing > is getting the minimum amount of Protein and Fat. Once you've done that you > can fill the rest of your calories however you want. So eat your bacon and > don't jog. Instead, eat your bacon and lift heavy things! :) > > Since ya'll are recommending books, look up Bigger Leaner Stronger by Mike > Matthews on amazon. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: RIV Catalog Arrived
I am a Life member and not received my catalog yet!! Bernie Burton On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Grant Petersen <grant6...@gmail.com> wrote: > at this point, two ways to get a catalog > > 1. order something > 2. call and ask > > in a week or so we'll have it online, for those who prefer a screen! > > > On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:15 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I haven't, but then I told Riv to keep my donation, so perhaps they took >> me off the list. >> >> Patrick Moore, in ABQ, NM, 1,136 miles by bike from Rivendell World HQ >> (per Google maps). >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2018 at 11:14 AM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via RBW Owners Bunch < >> rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone else still not received their catalog? >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, May 14, 2018 at 2:05:09 PM UTC-5, Chris Birkenmaier wrote: >>>> >>>> Just got the mail and there it was - the promised Riv catalog! I'm >>>> going to wait until after work to savor it with a beer in hand on the back >>>> patio. Just from the cover, it looks to be of high quality. Much as you >>>> would expect. >>>> Chris >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >> Other professional writing services. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique >> >> >> *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/to >> pic/rbw-owners-bunch/2AWqae2l9mQ/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Has RBW ever made bibs?
Grant has always had and recommended MUSA pants as an alternative to cycling shorts Bernie Burton On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Joe Bunik <jbu...@gmail.com> wrote: > the blue ones? > > On 5/21/18, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No, but they used to sell some pretty awesome suspenders. > > > > On Monday, May 21, 2018 at 12:49:17 PM UTC-7, Belopsky wrote: > >> > >> . > > > > -- > > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: "Winter" clothing help
I found Scott Carneys book WHAT DOESN'T KILL US very infomative about the massive change heating and air conditioning have caused on human existence. For the entire history of humanity, humans have been subjected to tremendous weather changes each year. We basically now live at 72-74 degrees year round. This is a very informative book that is great food for thought. Bernie Burton On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > Non-clothing tip: In the cold, only breath through your nose. Slow down if > you need to. You will feel better, temperature regulation will vastly > improve, and you will build a solid aerobic base of fitness. It can take > some frustrating learning to get there, especially if you are very used to > overbreathing through your mouth (and many people are). However, in the > cold, the sinuses are designed to heat and moisturize air before getting to > the lungs. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: OT: know anything about motorcycles?
You could buy my BMW 1995 R100 GSPD Black Classic. Bernie Burton On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 9:59 AM, 'Clayton' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I owned a bunch of motorcycles in the seventies and eighties. I switched > to cycling because I was an idiot and couldn't ride slow. My all time > favorite was a DT175 Yamaha dual sport. I liked it better than the 500cc > bikes I had. It was light, fast and simple and when I converted it to a > cafe bike it railed corners. Yamaha is rated currently (according to the > Ninnernet) the most reliable brand available. I would suggest any of the DT > bikes, if you can deal with the air pollution two strokes put out. > > Clayton B. >> > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: Rivendell uses BikeFlights
Rivendell undoubtably also has a Bikefights corporate account Bernie Burton On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 2:14 PM, 'Steve' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > On Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 1:09:19 PM UTC-5, Eric wrote: >> >> Using Bikeflights is cheaper for a company than having a corporate >> account? >> > > I suspect that discount associated with a corporate account is tied to the > amount of volume that business does with the carrier. The more volume, the > higher the discount. Suspect that amount of frames and bikes shipped by > bikeflights far exceeds that of Riv. Riv probably uses their own corporate > account for the small things, but bikeflights for frames and complete bikes > due to the higher discount. > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Thank you and "Enjoy the Ride!"
Patrick--
Dominus Vobiscum!
Bernie Burton
On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Allingham II, Thomas J. (Retired Partner) <
thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote:
> Patrick:
>
>
>
> This is terribly disappointing. Your posts and pictures, and also your
> wide-ranging discussions, have been inspiring and thought-provoking for me
> – we are not always in agreement, but your manifest enjoyment of life (not
> just bikes, but bikes, too!) has been a great joy to see on this list.
>
>
>
> Like others, I hope you're not leaving because of a slight, real or
> perceived, in something posted on this site. I believe there is genuine
> respect for you here, as a number of replies in this thread eloquently
> reflect. Perhaps you'll reconsider, but whether you do or not, I wish you
> the very best in your travels in your new direction. Stop in and see us
> from time to time!
>
>
>
> Very best,
>
> Tom
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>
>
> *From:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@
> googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Deacon Patrick
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 13, 2016 7:05 PM
> *To:* Rivendell Owners Rivendell Owners Group
> *Subject:* [RBW] Thank you and "Enjoy the Ride!"
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>
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> I’m going to be riding off a different direction. Thank you all on this
> group — you have helped me tremendously as I’ve dived into wrenching and
> fine tuning the my rides. I am grateful for all you’ve given me. May God
> startle you with joy!
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>
> With abandon,
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> Patrick
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> www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.ourholyconception.org>
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> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.mindyourheadcoop.org>
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Re: [RBW] Re: Bicycling Magazine redeems itself...a little.
I was a little known member of the Bicycling Magazine editorial health board from 1987 to 2001. Ed Pavelka, Fred Matheny, Dr. Ed Burke and the entirety of the editorial health board were summarily dismissed at the same time. Dr Bernie Burton On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 10:59 PM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > The editor I have in mind was quite a bit after DeLong and Bertoe; this > man was part of the team through the '90s, and among other entries I recall > his account of a record breaking - personal or absolute - ride through the > up and down terrain of Pennsylvania. He later had a blog, but I forget his > name -- aggressive roadie type, but interesting to read while, at the same > time, sneering smugly at his racer puritanism. A big man with curly hair, > IIRC -- which, given my weakness for remembering names, may not count for > much. > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:44 PM, George Schick <bhim...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> "... Of course, one reason I dumped Bicycling is that most of its writing >> was pretty dull, after they dumped their editors -- Bill Strickland, the >> aging, raging roadie whose name I forget, and others in the annum >> horribilem 2 decades or so ago ..." >> >> I used to subscribe for a number or years back in the mid-70's, too, and >> the tech editor I remember was Fred DeLong. Not sure if that's who you're >> thinking of. I will say this about mags like Bicycling - special interest >> periodicals tend to regurgitate the same old stuff in a cyclical fashion >> because how much can you talk about something in a niche, narrow scope >> without exhausting the material, doesn't matter if it's golf, fishing, >> archery, etc. So, they tend to pick up new, unfamiliar readers on the >> front end and gradually drop the more experienced ones off the back. It's >> a tough business and the new, fresh break throughs are few and far >> between. Which is probably why they went along with the latest and >> greatest when all the aluminum, titanium, and CF stuff came along. But the >> great thing about the old, old Bicycling was people like Fred and his >> always innovative ways of viewing something, including clever maintenance >> and repairs. >> >> >> -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: The joys of modern lighting... we've come a long way!
Will the mid 70s' Citroen SM ( Sports Maserati) had swiveling outer lights which were disabled in the U.S. Bernie Burton Wichita Falls, Tx On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 11:49 PM, William deRosset <wmderos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >But I am a little surprised in a way that after 100+ years(?) of dyno > lighting there isn't a dragless hub yet. > >Also, dyno lights with a lens that allows you to see into a turn when > turning. > >Also, lower prices for these things. > >Also, why taillights aren't built into frames yet. > > Dear Lungimsam, > > We don't have dragless ANYTHING. One of the laws of thermodynamics is that > you don't get something for nothing. You can't even break even. > > If you're referring to lights-off conditions, a good alternator minimizes > the eddy currents and stray induction that causes those losses, and the SON > and SP hubs both lose less than 0.5w at 20mph. There are clutched systems > to decouple the alternator entirely when turned off, but they turned out to > have enough weight (and increased drag when on) to offset that tiny > benefit. > > Power on, Claw-pole alternator designs can be very efficient (the SP and > SON designs are around 60%, so under 6W cost for 3W of light at speed), but > there are limits to what fits dimensionally and is pleasant to carry around > on a 20lb machine with a 1/3 HP power source (an auto alternator is more > efficient than even high-quality bike dynamos (the good ones are closer to > 85% efficient if I recall correctly), but it has a large iron core, a whole > lot more windings, etc, and it neither light nor small). 6W is a > manageable workload for most of us. Note that nominal 6W output systems > were available to drive multiple lights, but never really took off for > push-bike use (they did gain a toehold in the ebike market). They require > closer to 10W to drive the additional load, and that turns out to be a lot > of power for the average cyclist relative to the additional light. > > Tail lights are built into properly integrated bikes. Perhaps not into > yours, but two of my machines came with built-in tail lights, and I am > hardly alone. We as customers have not historically demanded (nor paid for) > fully-functional lighting systems for our sporting machines, and, because > it requires more design work (and complicates assembly), bike builders have > obliged by not really trying to integrate them except where required by > law. The German shopping bike design requirements support all of us in this > respect. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/49353569@N00/3522736540/ > > https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/EMNpauT1sq6SXSNJF_PMyNmblz4G8eB5pdrTwecIxBc?feat=directlink > https://www.compasscycle.com/shop/components/lights/compass-taillight/# > > Many more if you consider fenders an integral part of the complete bike. > > Lower prices? Larger volume and cheaper materials (which works against > efficiency in the case of the alternator, anyway, and good design/build > quality below some threshold). I consider a $40 light, $120 hub, and $30 > rear light pretty inexpensive for what you get, and, honestly, the > Velo-Lumino switch is a masterpiece of low-volume value.The comparison cost > would be a replacement light system for a motorcycle or an auto headlight. > Not just the consumable bulb(s), but an alternator, light switch, wiring > harness, control electronics, and a front and rear lens assembly. Even an > Edelux/SON/Velo-Lumino switch, sinewave USB power supply, and Secula (all > low-volume premium bits) end up costing less than than the equivalent > system parts for a Toyota truck (go ahead, price the wiring harness and > relays) or my old BMW motorcycle, and those items were mass-produced on > huge scales. > > You could add another light that you can aim to the handlebars or to your > head (most of us ride with a secondary helmet-mount light offroad, for > example), but even with 90W to work with (vs the 3W or so of a bike > lighting system) most designers choose to leave the lights fixed. The > Edelux II and current-generation Cyo has a pretty broad beam and still > retains decent projection for riding at speed, and has enough side > illumination for ordinary road use (unless you block part of the beam with > the front wheel/fender/rack, as I did with the Boulder Bicycle > Allroad--left-hand mount on the Nitto rack, so low-speed right-hand > switchback turns are into a shadow. > > I think Citroen had driving lights that swiveled with the front wheels. > Alternatively, you could wire a helmet-mount light into your dynamo with a > permanent plug into the bike's wiring harness. I've considered doing that > for bikepacking, but have just used battery helmet lights for that > application
