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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-27 Thread Jay Lonner

Currently bikepacking in the Sonoran Desert (Sky Islands West loop) and have had no problems keeping my devices charged up with the combination of a SON dynohub, Sinewave Beacon, and Goal Zero solar panel and battery pack. As others have said the key is to use the charging sources to power the battery bank, it does a better job handling the varying current inputs. Jay LonnerBellingham, WA (but currently camped out in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge)Sent from my Atari 400On Mar 27, 2024, at 7:48 AM, Wesley wrote:When I go on a two day ride, I just put my phone in airplane mode. It (a five-year-old iPhone) will stay charged for more than a week that way. When I need to use it for anything other than a camera, I take it off airplane mode. As Max suggested, you can also carry an external battery for charging in a pinch.-WesOn Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:10:14 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I have had some of the same questions tumbling about in my brain as I wait for the last of the parts for my Gravel & Travel Platy. I just got back from a warm and delightful weekend of cycling in Philadelphia. I, a newly minted Michigander, was happy to return to the shire, and for that, I was welcomed with Second Winter. Michigan is over here, doing me dirty. I’m prevailing upon you to humor me and answer my questions, because a lot of you are having spring and flowers and sunshine, so this is the least you could do!I got the 50 cm Platy to take on trips. Will fit in the van better, will fit on Amtrak, be easier to shove in elevators, that sort of thing. But the tires I have on hand are 48 mm Gravel Kings. They are almost new. I’m considering taking a train to a ride this summer, but that means no Racing Platypus, only the purple one can fit. Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road ride pace? I have 42 on all my other bikes. Would 48s be slow? The ride is a 2 day event, 100 miles total. I’d like to keep the tires if I could, because they’re new and they are fat enough to also double as gravel tires, should I decide to do a gravel ride again. But I do more road rides than anything else, and if those 48s will cripple me, I’ll go back to 42s. What’s the consensus?Basket straps. I have the Nitto Basket Rack and even though I’ve disliked it in the past, I figure it’s pretty and I already own it and I might need a front rack for travel. But do I really have to put the ugly strap from bar to basket? Is the Nitto Basket Rack safer than the Mark’s Rack? I know Sergio was thrown when his Mark’s Rack loosened and hit the front tire and he’s missing significant chunks of front teeth! What is everyone doing about their front racks?Lights. I have an Edelux light. It’s not the right color for this build, but it’s perfectly good. But sometimes I think, “wouldn’t it be nice to have a light that would charge your phone?” The Sinewave Beacon 2 will do just that, but it sounds like it’s not a great road light. What are people using to charge phones on long rides away from home?I ordered my wheels today. This, because J at the Velocity booth in Philly talked me into them when he heard about the theme of my build. Here’s a sneak peek.And thanks for helping me out here! It’s good to hear people’s experiences and points of view!Leah

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-27 Thread ascpgh

While not an "on the ride" charging option, portable solar panel rigs are 
becoming close to interesting for situations where sunlight can be tapped 
for charging devices or bricks. An NYT take on panels and banks: NYT 
Wirecutter review 

I hope development soon reaches a point where a bag top solar panel might 
have utilitarian output more than a dynamo hub for maintaining a smartphone 
and a brick/power bank, not just an array that can be opened up when 
stopped. Powering a bank is the key, it buffers devices from fluctuating 
outputs. That function in a bicycle light was just too much as Peter 
described. 

Even if not used while riding, an easily deployed solar panel charging 
system that you could pop out when stopping could scavenge powering 
opportunitiees as you go. Lunchtime, time at destination before sunset. As 
the military relies increasingly on devices carried by individuals a 
performance balance between carrying charged batteries/bricks and 
recharging options is evolving and offering greater independence.

My wife's neice and engineer husband finished out their Transit van for 
living at the onset of the pandemic. He was knew to let someone with 
knowledge and skills install a solar roof panel and power bank specified to 
their living and working from the van. While the he grasped the concept of 
a charging, storing and use draw of electricity, he did not appreciate the 
same for the water system and used the tiny transfer pump's output directly 
to faucet or shower instead of employing an accumulator/point of use 
reservoir. It was the intolerable issue that ended their van life period in 
the western National Parks. 

Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh 

On Monday, March 25, 2024 at 8:41:26 PM UTC-4 divis...@gmail.com wrote:

> Essentially, this was what Busch & Muller did with the Luxos U, which 
> everyone but me seems to have disliked. It's one of the heaviest LED 
> headlights of the last 15 years, specifically because there's a lithium 
> battery inside the headlight enclosure. The dynamo charges up the battery, 
> and then the battery allows a steady-level filtered power to the USB device 
> and (I believe) both the head and tail lights. The headlight's stand light 
> definitely comes off the internal battery, rather than from a capacitor; 
> when I come into the house with my headlight on and wander away without 
> switching it pff, it will sometimes stay lit for a few hours - which I 
> often only notice when I'm switching off all the ceiling lights as I go to 
> bed.
>
> "Hey! That damn headlight's still on!"
>
> The steady power supply eliminates the risk of damage to USB-chargeable 
> computerish devices, or at least reduces the risk. It's the same as any 
> other USB storage battery, although it's smaller than most external 
> charging bricks.
>
> I got a lot of experience using the charger in February-April 2020, just 
> before and going into the pandemic. The Bay Area had a horrendous windstorm 
> on February 9, with winds approaching 70 MPH near the Bay and 110-120 on 
> the crest of the Berkeley Hills. Among other damage at my house (two large 
> branches torn off a giant incense cedar in my backyard which came crashing 
> down on my neighbor's elaborately maintained garden, just as my neighbor 
> and his wife were looking out the back window to see what the storm was 
> doing - resulting in nearly a year of financial drama), the storm made the 
> city-owned street tree in my parking strip sway wildly, finally ripping the 
> power drop cable from PG&E out of my wall, cutting off all electricity. 
> After PG&E capped the live line and told me that the location of the break 
> meant that it was my financial responsibility to fix, I restored the 
> connection and then got into a two-month pissing match with PG&E (every 
> Northern Californian's most hated utility) before they reconnected it after 
> I pulled strings with then-Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison, who 
> called up a midlevel exec at the utility and did a little yelling. My power 
> was restarted before the end of that day.
>
> In the meantime, my life sort of stopped. I was roaming around the city 
> with power strips, charging bricks, and chargers for a laptop and phone 
> trying to collect enough juice each day from libraries and cafes to limp 
> through the night and do it all again the next day. The generator+USB 
> charger on the Luxos U came into play, both to incrementally recharge my 
> phone and to charge charger bricks, which I could then use to recharge 
> other gadgets. The experience taught me a lot of survivalist skills, and it 
> also taught me where there are uncontrolled publicly accessible wall 
> sockets and WiFi (East Bay tidbit: There are tons of open AC outlets on 
> Lower Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, presumably for prospective 
> students/parents on campus tours, and the open WiFi network from the ASUC 
> student

Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-26 Thread Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!

This is wild. WILD. I really enjoyed reading it, and I was panicking, right 
there with you! You should write them a product review.
L

On Monday, March 25, 2024 at 8:41:26 PM UTC-4 divis...@gmail.com wrote:

> Essentially, this was what Busch & Muller did with the Luxos U, which 
> everyone but me seems to have disliked. It's one of the heaviest LED 
> headlights of the last 15 years, specifically because there's a lithium 
> battery inside the headlight enclosure. The dynamo charges up the battery, 
> and then the battery allows a steady-level filtered power to the USB device 
> and (I believe) both the head and tail lights. The headlight's stand light 
> definitely comes off the internal battery, rather than from a capacitor; 
> when I come into the house with my headlight on and wander away without 
> switching it pff, it will sometimes stay lit for a few hours - which I 
> often only notice when I'm switching off all the ceiling lights as I go to 
> bed.
>
> "Hey! That damn headlight's still on!"
>
> The steady power supply eliminates the risk of damage to USB-chargeable 
> computerish devices, or at least reduces the risk. It's the same as any 
> other USB storage battery, although it's smaller than most external 
> charging bricks.
>
> I got a lot of experience using the charger in February-April 2020, just 
> before and going into the pandemic. The Bay Area had a horrendous windstorm 
> on February 9, with winds approaching 70 MPH near the Bay and 110-120 on 
> the crest of the Berkeley Hills. Among other damage at my house (two large 
> branches torn off a giant incense cedar in my backyard which came crashing 
> down on my neighbor's elaborately maintained garden, just as my neighbor 
> and his wife were looking out the back window to see what the storm was 
> doing - resulting in nearly a year of financial drama), the storm made the 
> city-owned street tree in my parking strip sway wildly, finally ripping the 
> power drop cable from PG&E out of my wall, cutting off all electricity. 
> After PG&E capped the live line and told me that the location of the break 
> meant that it was my financial responsibility to fix, I restored the 
> connection and then got into a two-month pissing match with PG&E (every 
> Northern Californian's most hated utility) before they reconnected it after 
> I pulled strings with then-Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison, who 
> called up a midlevel exec at the utility and did a little yelling. My power 
> was restarted before the end of that day.
>
> In the meantime, my life sort of stopped. I was roaming around the city 
> with power strips, charging bricks, and chargers for a laptop and phone 
> trying to collect enough juice each day from libraries and cafes to limp 
> through the night and do it all again the next day. The generator+USB 
> charger on the Luxos U came into play, both to incrementally recharge my 
> phone and to charge charger bricks, which I could then use to recharge 
> other gadgets. The experience taught me a lot of survivalist skills, and it 
> also taught me where there are uncontrolled publicly accessible wall 
> sockets and WiFi (East Bay tidbit: There are tons of open AC outlets on 
> Lower Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, presumably for prospective 
> students/parents on campus tours, and the open WiFi network from the ASUC 
> student union is crazy fast. A lot of the Telegraph Avenue street people 
> take advantage of what's essentially a public resource).
>
> To the best of my knowledge, no current USB-charger headlight includes an 
> internal battery. This makes sense; the extra weight of the Luxos U was a 
> factor in breaking two front mounting bolts for MAFAC centerpulls, as I had 
> mounted the headlight at the end of one of those little TA handlebar bag 
> racks that attach to the mounting bolt and the pivot bolts of MAFAC brakes. 
> I believe the extra weight plus the vibration of the rack while moving 
> stressed weak points in the 50-70 year old brake mounting bolt that opened 
> up micro-cracks that wouldn't have expanded much without the stress.
>
> If you're really nervous about the risk of an irregular power supply to 
> recharge sensitive gadgets, then using the charger to recharge a brick is a 
> natural, especially if you're using a front rack and/or front/handlebar 
> bag: Stick the brick in the bag (or strap it to the rack), run an 
> appropriate cable from the charger to the brick, and ride on. Then you can 
> use the brick to charge whatever USB thing you've got once you're off the 
> bike.
>
> Peter "unwilling survivalist" Adler
> Berkeley, California
>
>
> On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 9:08:28 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
> wrote:
>
> I’m glad everyone knows all these things and then shares because I’m in 
> need of it. I didn’t know you could damage your phone charging it in dyno. 
> Will this be true even of the German master engineers at Schmidt when their 
> new edelux hits the market? They say it charges

Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-25 Thread Peter Adler

Essentially, this was what Busch & Muller did with the Luxos U, which 
everyone but me seems to have disliked. It's one of the heaviest LED 
headlights of the last 15 years, specifically because there's a lithium 
battery inside the headlight enclosure. The dynamo charges up the battery, 
and then the battery allows a steady-level filtered power to the USB device 
and (I believe) both the head and tail lights. The headlight's stand light 
definitely comes off the internal battery, rather than from a capacitor; 
when I come into the house with my headlight on and wander away without 
switching it pff, it will sometimes stay lit for a few hours - which I 
often only notice when I'm switching off all the ceiling lights as I go to 
bed.

"Hey! That damn headlight's still on!"

The steady power supply eliminates the risk of damage to USB-chargeable 
computerish devices, or at least reduces the risk. It's the same as any 
other USB storage battery, although it's smaller than most external 
charging bricks.

I got a lot of experience using the charger in February-April 2020, just 
before and going into the pandemic. The Bay Area had a horrendous windstorm 
on February 9, with winds approaching 70 MPH near the Bay and 110-120 on 
the crest of the Berkeley Hills. Among other damage at my house (two large 
branches torn off a giant incense cedar in my backyard which came crashing 
down on my neighbor's elaborately maintained garden, just as my neighbor 
and his wife were looking out the back window to see what the storm was 
doing - resulting in nearly a year of financial drama), the storm made the 
city-owned street tree in my parking strip sway wildly, finally ripping the 
power drop cable from PG&E out of my wall, cutting off all electricity. 
After PG&E capped the live line and told me that the location of the break 
meant that it was my financial responsibility to fix, I restored the 
connection and then got into a two-month pissing match with PG&E (every 
Northern Californian's most hated utility) before they reconnected it after 
I pulled strings with then-Berkeley City Councilmember Kate Harrison, who 
called up a midlevel exec at the utility and did a little yelling. My power 
was restarted before the end of that day.

In the meantime, my life sort of stopped. I was roaming around the city 
with power strips, charging bricks, and chargers for a laptop and phone 
trying to collect enough juice each day from libraries and cafes to limp 
through the night and do it all again the next day. The generator+USB 
charger on the Luxos U came into play, both to incrementally recharge my 
phone and to charge charger bricks, which I could then use to recharge 
other gadgets. The experience taught me a lot of survivalist skills, and it 
also taught me where there are uncontrolled publicly accessible wall 
sockets and WiFi (East Bay tidbit: There are tons of open AC outlets on 
Lower Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley, presumably for prospective 
students/parents on campus tours, and the open WiFi network from the ASUC 
student union is crazy fast. A lot of the Telegraph Avenue street people 
take advantage of what's essentially a public resource).

To the best of my knowledge, no current USB-charger headlight includes an 
internal battery. This makes sense; the extra weight of the Luxos U was a 
factor in breaking two front mounting bolts for MAFAC centerpulls, as I had 
mounted the headlight at the end of one of those little TA handlebar bag 
racks that attach to the mounting bolt and the pivot bolts of MAFAC brakes. 
I believe the extra weight plus the vibration of the rack while moving 
stressed weak points in the 50-70 year old brake mounting bolt that opened 
up micro-cracks that wouldn't have expanded much without the stress.

If you're really nervous about the risk of an irregular power supply to 
recharge sensitive gadgets, then using the charger to recharge a brick is a 
natural, especially if you're using a front rack and/or front/handlebar 
bag: Stick the brick in the bag (or strap it to the rack), run an 
appropriate cable from the charger to the brick, and ride on. Then you can 
use the brick to charge whatever USB thing you've got once you're off the 
bike.

Peter "unwilling survivalist" Adler
Berkeley, California

On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 9:08:28 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

I’m glad everyone knows all these things and then shares because I’m in 
need of it. I didn’t know you could damage your phone charging it in dyno. 
Will this be true even of the German master engineers at Schmidt when their 
new edelux hits the market? They say it charges 10 volts… Max, is that a 
better thing?

https://nabendynamo.de/en/new-edelux-headlight-with-high-beam-function-2/

I wouldn’t be opposed to the charging brick, either; I just hadn’t thought 
of it.

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-23 Thread Patrick Moore

Thanks, Jason, I'm particularly heartened by "noise doesn't translate into
slowness." I can live with pavement buzz.

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 9:17 PM Jason Fuller  wrote:

> Patrick: I've run the Umtanum (650x55) in endurance casing, and have pals
> I ride with regularly on the full range basically - 650x42, 650x48, and
> 700x38 but all on the endurance casing. I plan to try the Extralight
> version next, but honestly the Endurance doesn't feel stiff nor heavy.
> Every one of my riding pals who've taken the plunge have been singing their
> praises loud and far, and seemingly everyone I ride with is going to them
> now as a result.
>
> I will agree that they are not particularly quiet on the road, even the
> claimed noise-cancelling models. They're not nearly as quiet as a Gravel
> King SK. I will say though that they have a pleasant enough tone, and that
> noise doesn't translate to slowness at all - coming to realize this is
> critical to enjoying them fully. Much like we're sort of pre-programmed to
> believe that the feedback of skinny tires translates to speed, even though
> we know better now, the same is true of the buzz from knobby tires. Thanks
> to Strava I can confidently say that I'm not appreciably slower on the RH
> knobbies, though if I don't need them I'd prefer the silence of the slicks.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM Patrick Moore  wrote:
>
>> Jason: Which RH knobbies, pray? I just scored a near-new, Normal Casing
>> pair of 622X48 (will be at least 50 on my rims) Oracle Ridges for $100
>> shipped, and Fat Tire Cycles will set them up tubeless on the new Velocity
>> Blunt SS wheelset for a dirt-biased wheelset for the dirt road Matthews.
>> The Soma Supple Vitesse SLs will remain on the original wheelset, for
>> pavement-biased riding but capable of shallower sand. But if Oracle Ridges
>> roll as well as RH claims for their knobbies, I may not have needed a
>> second wheelset ...
>>
>> Since my Kelpie fenders (a) were sized and sited for 60s, and so have at
>> least an inch of clearance over 50s, and (b) are, sheet metal and stays, at
>> least 50% thicker than your puny Honjos and Berthouds and VOs, I am going
>> to risk Oracles and fenders.
>>
>> Patrick Moore, who sped home from church just now on the very fast and
>> lively Nachess Pass EL wheelset on the other Matthews.
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM Jason Fuller 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> ... I am going to sow the seed now that the gravel & travel platy should
>>> run RH knobbies if no fenders - they are remarkably quick on pavement and a
>>> lifesaver on gravel and dirt. I run them on my Wombat which I ride on some
>>> challenging terrain and I've never felt the tires were a limiting factor
>>> yet!
>>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Leah Peterson

I’m glad everyone knows all these things and then shares because I’m in need of it. I didn’t know you could damage your phone charging it in dyno. Will this be true even of the German master engineers at Schmidt when their new edelux hits the market? They say it charges 10 volts… Max, is that a better thing?https://nabendynamo.de/en/new-edelux-headlight-with-high-beam-function-2/I wouldn’t be opposed to the charging brick, either; I just hadn’t thought of it.I’m happy to try these GK tires I’ve got since you all have assuaged my fears about being slow on 48s. I’ll reread the other replies and respond tomorrow. It’s late!LSent from my iPhoneOn Mar 22, 2024, at 11:17 PM, Jason Fuller wrote:Patrick: I've run the Umtanum (650x55) in endurance casing, and have pals I ride with regularly on the full range basically - 650x42, 650x48, and 700x38 but all on the endurance casing. I plan to try the Extralight version next, but honestly the Endurance doesn't feel stiff nor heavy. Every one of my riding pals who've taken the plunge have been singing their praises loud and far, and seemingly everyone I ride with is going to them now as a result. I will agree that they are not particularly quiet on the road, even the claimed noise-cancelling models. They're not nearly as quiet as a Gravel King SK. I will say though that they have a pleasant enough tone, and that noise doesn't translate to slowness at all - coming to realize this is critical to enjoying them fully. Much like we're sort of pre-programmed to believe that the feedback of skinny tires translates to speed, even though we know better now, the same is true of the buzz from knobby tires. Thanks to Strava I can confidently say that I'm not appreciably slower on the RH knobbies, though if I don't need them I'd prefer the silence of the slicks. On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM Patrick Moore wrote:Jason: Which RH knobbies, pray? I just scored a near-new, Normal Casing pair of 622X48 (will be at least 50 on my rims) Oracle Ridges for $100 shipped, and Fat Tire Cycles will set them up tubeless on the new Velocity Blunt SS wheelset for a dirt-biased wheelset for the dirt road Matthews. The Soma Supple Vitesse SLs will remain on the original wheelset, for pavement-biased riding but capable of shallower sand. But if Oracle Ridges roll as well as RH claims for their knobbies, I may not have needed a second wheelset ...Since my Kelpie fenders (a) were sized and sited for 60s, and so have at least an inch of clearance over 50s, and (b) are, sheet metal and stays, at least 50% thicker than your puny Honjos and Berthouds and VOs, I am going to risk Oracles and fenders.Patrick Moore, who sped home from church just now on the very fast and lively Nachess Pass EL wheelset on the other Matthews.On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM Jason Fuller wrote:... I am going to sow the seed now that the gravel & travel platy should run RH knobbies if no fenders - they are remarkably quick on pavement and a lifesaver on gravel and dirt. I run them on my Wombat which I ride on some challenging terrain and I've never felt the tires were a limiting factor yet!

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Jason Fuller

Patrick: I've run the Umtanum (650x55) in endurance casing, and have pals I
ride with regularly on the full range basically - 650x42, 650x48, and
700x38 but all on the endurance casing. I plan to try the Extralight
version next, but honestly the Endurance doesn't feel stiff nor heavy.
Every one of my riding pals who've taken the plunge have been singing their
praises loud and far, and seemingly everyone I ride with is going to them
now as a result.

I will agree that they are not particularly quiet on the road, even the
claimed noise-cancelling models. They're not nearly as quiet as a Gravel
King SK. I will say though that they have a pleasant enough tone, and that
noise doesn't translate to slowness at all - coming to realize this is
critical to enjoying them fully. Much like we're sort of pre-programmed to
believe that the feedback of skinny tires translates to speed, even though
we know better now, the same is true of the buzz from knobby tires. Thanks
to Strava I can confidently say that I'm not appreciably slower on the RH
knobbies, though if I don't need them I'd prefer the silence of the slicks.

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 7:46 PM Patrick Moore  wrote:

> Jason: Which RH knobbies, pray? I just scored a near-new, Normal Casing
> pair of 622X48 (will be at least 50 on my rims) Oracle Ridges for $100
> shipped, and Fat Tire Cycles will set them up tubeless on the new Velocity
> Blunt SS wheelset for a dirt-biased wheelset for the dirt road Matthews.
> The Soma Supple Vitesse SLs will remain on the original wheelset, for
> pavement-biased riding but capable of shallower sand. But if Oracle Ridges
> roll as well as RH claims for their knobbies, I may not have needed a
> second wheelset ...
>
> Since my Kelpie fenders (a) were sized and sited for 60s, and so have at
> least an inch of clearance over 50s, and (b) are, sheet metal and stays, at
> least 50% thicker than your puny Honjos and Berthouds and VOs, I am going
> to risk Oracles and fenders.
>
> Patrick Moore, who sped home from church just now on the very fast and
> lively Nachess Pass EL wheelset on the other Matthews.
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM Jason Fuller  wrote:
>
>> ... I am going to sow the seed now that the gravel & travel platy should
>> run RH knobbies if no fenders - they are remarkably quick on pavement and a
>> lifesaver on gravel and dirt. I run them on my Wombat which I ride on some
>> challenging terrain and I've never felt the tires were a limiting factor
>> yet!
>>
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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Patrick Moore

Jason: Which RH knobbies, pray? I just scored a near-new, Normal Casing
pair of 622X48 (will be at least 50 on my rims) Oracle Ridges for $100
shipped, and Fat Tire Cycles will set them up tubeless on the new Velocity
Blunt SS wheelset for a dirt-biased wheelset for the dirt road Matthews.
The Soma Supple Vitesse SLs will remain on the original wheelset, for
pavement-biased riding but capable of shallower sand. But if Oracle Ridges
roll as well as RH claims for their knobbies, I may not have needed a
second wheelset ...

Since my Kelpie fenders (a) were sized and sited for 60s, and so have at
least an inch of clearance over 50s, and (b) are, sheet metal and stays, at
least 50% thicker than your puny Honjos and Berthouds and VOs, I am going
to risk Oracles and fenders.

Patrick Moore, who sped home from church just now on the very fast and
lively Nachess Pass EL wheelset on the other Matthews.

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM Jason Fuller  wrote:

> ... I am going to sow the seed now that the gravel & travel platy should
> run RH knobbies if no fenders - they are remarkably quick on pavement and a
> lifesaver on gravel and dirt. I run them on my Wombat which I ride on some
> challenging terrain and I've never felt the tires were a limiting factor
> yet!
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Patrick Moore

I have both dynamo lights and good battery lights and each have their
advantages. But IME, with quite a few hub, bottle, and bb dynamos, good hub
dynamos -- mid-level Shimano upward -- don't cause noticeable drag; at
least, I don't notice it, and one of my systems is a hi-po K-Lite system
which I always run on High. Bb dynamos are a wee bit noticeable but not
horrible; and even cheap Sanyo bottles aren't *that* bad -- like riding
into a modest headwind or up a very slight grade. They're *not* like Bart
Simpson's dynamo.

And wires can be neatly tucked away; not really a problem if arranged
properly.

I do always back up my dynamos with a good battery headlight, if only to
use as a flashlight in the event of roadside repairs. (Tho' the capacitor
of the Edeluxe I is pretty poor -- about 30 seconds bright, then another
minute of dim light -- another reason for a good auxiliary battery lamp,
for long intersections. The capacitor on the K-Lite -- in a separate box
the size of a box of Marlboros -- will still be glowing dimly 150 minutes
after you get home.)

Patrick Moore, who just rode home from church [first week in Lent] noticing
no drag a-tall from his SON 20R and first-gen Edeluxe with 2 wired-in tail
lights.

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 6:13 PM Johnny Alien 
wrote:

> I actually forgot all about that. I had read a large and very nerdy
> article on this recently. The reason why this hasn't taken off is because
> its not really practical or efficient to charge a phone with the dynamo.
> Most phones have software that throttle low level charges like what you
> would get from a dynamo. I have been becoming a big fan of battery lights
> as well. They have so many lighting options and stay charged for a really
> long time. And battery packs are really easy to keep with you if you go
> longer. Easier than all of the wires and drag that a dynamo brings. BUT
> there is something to be said to always 100% having a light read to go if
> you need it.

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Ted Durant

On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 9:21:01 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote:

Seconded on RH knobbies. I have them in 42mm and they're alarmingly nice on 
pavement whilst leaving some margin when I hit dirt and gravel spots (which 
is most pavement rides around here). 


I’m not quite as smitten with the RH knobbies. I run 48mm tires on my 
Breadwinner G-Road, and I find the knobbies to be just buzzy enough on 
pavement to detract a bit from the ride. Of course, that’s compared to 
smooth tread ultralights. If I ever take the bike where I expect there to 
be more dirt riding, though, I’d definitely bring the knobbies.

Ted Durant
Milwaukee WI USA 

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Joe Bernard

Seconded on RH knobbies. I have them in 42mm and they're alarmingly nice on 
pavement whilst leaving some margin when I hit dirt and gravel spots (which 
is most pavement rides around here). 

On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 5:32:13 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:

> ty I agree that charging devices via dynamo hub is not worth the trouble, 
> expense, and risk (of damaging your devices from the variable current) when 
> battery bricks are very economical and super convenient. I can charge my 
> phone about five times over with my little battery brick that cost $40 a 
> few years ago, whether on the road or in the cafe.  It lives in my bike bag 
> so I never forget it. 
>
> I am going to sow the seed now that the gravel & travel platy should run 
> RH knobbies if no fenders - they are remarkably quick on pavement and a 
> lifesaver on gravel and dirt. I run them on my Wombat which I ride on some 
> challenging terrain and I've never felt the tires were a limiting factor 
> yet! 
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 5:13 PM Johnny Alien  wrote:
>
>> I actually forgot all about that. I had read a large and very nerdy 
>> article on this recently. The reason why this hasn't taken off is because 
>> its not really practical or efficient to charge a phone with the dynamo. 
>> Most phones have software that throttle low level charges like what you 
>> would get from a dynamo. I have been becoming a big fan of battery lights 
>> as well. They have so many lighting options and stay charged for a really 
>> long time. And battery packs are really easy to keep with you if you go 
>> longer. Easier than all of the wires and drag that a dynamo brings. BUT 
>> there is something to be said to always 100% having a light read to go if 
>> you need it.
>>
>> On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 7:55:19 PM UTC-4 Max S wrote:
>>
>>> Let me be a bit of a contrarian on the lighting situation. Is a dyno hub 
>>> + phone charger worth the hassle?.. I am not sure. 
>>>
>>> A dyno hub puts out a nominal 3 Watts. If you ride it for an hour, 
>>> that's 3 watt-hours worth of electricity. Let's say it gets split 
>>> between the light and your phone. If you ride continuously for 10 hours, 
>>> that's about 30 watt-hours. Let's say half is used to power the light, half 
>>> to power the phone... 
>>>
>>> An iPhone 15 Pro has a 3,274 mA-hour / 12.70 watt-hr battery. So, half 
>>> the energy from the dynamo will charge the phone about once. 
>>>
>>> How large of a battery would hold that much electricity? Thanks to 
>>> modern lithium ion polymer technology, a small power-bank like this one 
>>> 
>>>  (about 
>>> the thickness of the iPhone but fits in the palm of your hand) can recharge 
>>> that phone ~1.5 times (implying it's got ~19 watt-hours of useful 
>>> capacity). A slightly larger one 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> (say about the size of the phone in a sturdy case) holds twice as much 
>>> energy, and even incorporates a charging plug. It's easy to chuck into a 
>>> bag, charge your phone off of it, use it as a wall plug in a hotel / on the 
>>> train, etc.  You don't even need to muck around with wiring on the bike or 
>>> a dyno hub at all. If you forego a dyno-powered light altogether, a battery 
>>> powered headlight will have 6+ hrs of its own battery life, and can be 
>>> charged off the portable battery. 
>>>
>>> In case you don't want to muck around with wires and connectors and all 
>>> that. But if someone's gonna do it all for you and anodize it nice colors, 
>>> then by all means! :-) 
>>>
>>> - Max "trying to unplug and plug it back in again" in A2
>>>
>>> On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 6:36:58 PM UTC-4 cz...@so

Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Jason Fuller

ty I agree that charging devices via dynamo hub is not worth the trouble,
expense, and risk (of damaging your devices from the variable current) when
battery bricks are very economical and super convenient. I can charge my
phone about five times over with my little battery brick that cost $40 a
few years ago, whether on the road or in the cafe.  It lives in my bike bag
so I never forget it.

I am going to sow the seed now that the gravel & travel platy should run RH
knobbies if no fenders - they are remarkably quick on pavement and a
lifesaver on gravel and dirt. I run them on my Wombat which I ride on some
challenging terrain and I've never felt the tires were a limiting factor
yet!

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 5:13 PM Johnny Alien 
wrote:

> I actually forgot all about that. I had read a large and very nerdy
> article on this recently. The reason why this hasn't taken off is because
> its not really practical or efficient to charge a phone with the dynamo.
> Most phones have software that throttle low level charges like what you
> would get from a dynamo. I have been becoming a big fan of battery lights
> as well. They have so many lighting options and stay charged for a really
> long time. And battery packs are really easy to keep with you if you go
> longer. Easier than all of the wires and drag that a dynamo brings. BUT
> there is something to be said to always 100% having a light read to go if
> you need it.
>
> On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 7:55:19 PM UTC-4 Max S wrote:
>
>> Let me be a bit of a contrarian on the lighting situation. Is a dyno hub
>> + phone charger worth the hassle?.. I am not sure.
>>
>> A dyno hub puts out a nominal 3 Watts. If you ride it for an hour, that's
>> 3 watt-hours worth of electricity. Let's say it gets split between the
>> light and your phone. If you ride continuously for 10 hours, that's about
>> 30 watt-hours. Let's say half is used to power the light, half to power the
>> phone...
>>
>> An iPhone 15 Pro has a 3,274 mA-hour / 12.70 watt-hr battery. So, half
>> the energy from the dynamo will charge the phone about once.
>>
>> How large of a battery would hold that much electricity? Thanks to modern
>> lithium ion polymer technology, a small power-bank like this one
>> 
>>  (about
>> the thickness of the iPhone but fits in the palm of your hand) can recharge
>> that phone ~1.5 times (implying it's got ~19 watt-hours of useful
>> capacity). A slightly larger one
>> 
>> (say about the size of the phone in a sturdy case) holds twice as much
>> energy, and even incorporates a charging plug. It's easy to chuck into a
>> bag, charge your phone off of it, use it as a wall plug in a hotel / on the
>> train, etc.  You don't even need to muck around with wiring on the bike or
>> a dyno hub at all. If you forego a dyno-powered light altogether, a battery
>> powered headlight will have 6+ hrs of its own battery life, and can be
>> charged off the portable battery.
>>
>> In case you don't want to muck around with wires and connectors and all
>> that. But if someone's gonna do it all for you and anodize it nice colors,
>> then by all means! :-)
>>
>> - Max "trying to unplug and plug it back in again" in A2
>>
>> On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 6:36:58 PM UTC-4 cz...@sonic.net wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Leah -
>>>
>>> I have been riding 40mm tires on my custom and 44mm tires on my
>>> Quickbeam and have noticed no difference in performance - only in comfort.
>>> I would imagine 48mm tires would be no worse in performance and slightly
>>> more comfortable.
>>>
>>> Regarding the light and charging your phone - I have an Edelux II on my
>>> Hubbuhubbuhz. Given

Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread John Dewey

Hey, Ted…

Curious—what do you mean by ‘West Coast’ Sam?

Is that a bike you leave somewhere on the left coast? And if so…where? Bay
area perchance?

Best / John Dewey

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 8:51 AM Ted Durant  wrote:

> On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 8:10:14 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
> wrote:
>
>  Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road ride pace?
>
> Yes. I have Rene Herse 48mm tires on my Breadwinner G-Road, Gravel King
> (smooth) 48mm on West Coast Sam, and Ultradynamico 48mm tires on East Coast
> Sam, and 15-17mph is pretty much my normal pace on all of them. The Gravel
> Kings require only a bit more effort than the RH tires. The Ultradynamico
> tires require noticeably more effort, but it's not like they're boat
> anchors. I've done a couple of 20mph rides on the Breadwinner. My Rivendell
> Road recently went from 26 to 32mm (though they measure 29 on the skinny
> rims) tires. It's easier to ride at 20mph on that bike, but only marginally
> so.
>
>
> What are people using to charge phones on long rides away from home?
>
> For my Breadwinner I spent a lot of time thinking about and designing a
> flexible generator-light-charging setup, and I'm very happy with the
> result. The coaxial wire from the hub ends in a quick-connector behind the
> fork crown. Normally my headlight (Supernova E3 pro 2) plugs into that, and
> the tail light plugs into the headlight. If I want to charge something, I
> have a Sinewave Revolution that can plug into the generator instead of the
> headlight. That leaves me without lights, but I also can plug the lights
> into a USB power source. Supernova says the lights won't run off a battery,
> but the 5v from the battery is more than enough. They aren't at their full
> brightness, but they are plenty bright for most conditions. I prefer having
> a headlight with a properly shaped beam (sorry, Beacon), and you can't
> really generate enough watts to run both a light and charge a phone,
> anyway. And besides, reasonably lightweight USB power sources are cheap and
> easy. The one I have is only a few ounces and can charge my phone 3x. And I
> can recharge it from my generator hub if I want. In fact, theoretically I
> can connect both the generator and the lights to the battery, and it will
> charge the battery as the battery is powering the lights. I haven't tested
> that to see if the generator makes enough power to run the lights and still
> add to the battery charge level.
>
> Ted Durant
> Milwaukee, WI USA
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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-22 Thread Brian Turner

Unless you’re riding at night in off-road situations, and need a big round beam blasted in front of you, I would not recommend the Sinewave Beacon. They’ve made upgrades to the Beacon II, but I have no experience with the new version - just the original one. Also, I wouldn’t recommend it for the ability to charge via its built-in USB port. It’s built well, looks good, and does indeed put out the brightness, but I’m so much more happier with an Edelux or B&M IQ-X. They are plenty bright, are more consistently lit at slower speeds, and the beam pattern makes sense for all types of riding. For multi-day trips, I’m perfectly happy with carrying a charging brick for devices.BrianOn Mar 22, 2024, at 11:51 AM, Ted Durant wrote:On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 8:10:14 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road ride pace? Yes. I have Rene Herse 48mm tires on my Breadwinner G-Road, Gravel King (smooth) 48mm on West Coast Sam, and Ultradynamico 48mm tires on East Coast Sam, and 15-17mph is pretty much my normal pace on all of them. The Gravel Kings require only a bit more effort than the RH tires. The Ultradynamico tires require noticeably more effort, but it's not like they're boat anchors. I've done a couple of 20mph rides on the Breadwinner. My Rivendell Road recently went from 26 to 32mm (though they measure 29 on the skinny rims) tires. It's easier to ride at 20mph on that bike, but only marginally so. What are people using to charge phones on long rides away from home?For my Breadwinner I spent a lot of time thinking about and designing a flexible generator-light-charging setup, and I'm very happy with the result. The coaxial wire from the hub ends in a quick-connector behind the fork crown. Normally my headlight (Supernova E3 pro 2) plugs into that, and the tail light plugs into the headlight. If I want to charge something, I have a Sinewave Revolution that can plug into the generator instead of the headlight. That leaves me without lights, but I also can plug the lights into a USB power source. Supernova says the lights won't run off a battery, but the 5v from the battery is more than enough. They aren't at their full brightness, but they are plenty bright for most conditions. I prefer having a headlight with a properly shaped beam (sorry, Beacon), and you can't really generate enough watts to run both a light and charge a phone, anyway. And besides, reasonably lightweight USB power sources are cheap and easy. The one I have is only a few ounces and can charge my phone 3x. And I can recharge it from my generator hub if I want. In fact, theoretically I can connect both the generator and the lights to the battery, and it will charge the battery as the battery is powering the lights. I haven't tested that to see if the generator makes enough power to run the lights and still add to the battery charge level.Ted DurantMilwaukee, WI USA

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-21 Thread Max S

Hmm... 

1. Fenders – if you have enough clearance with 48s with the fenders on 
there now, no problem. If anything, 42 might increase the gap to the point 
of being less useful / aesthetically pleasing?.. Dunno. But mostly I was 
wondering which type of fenders you're using. If metal, consider that the 
front usually is best when fixed at 3 points – bottom, fork crown, and 
front/top. If you have a rack, then the front/top of the fender usually can 
be bolted to the bottom of the rack. If no rack, consider running a second 
set of fender stays over the front. 

2. Bags – fewer is better, IMO, and large panniers or a saddlebag is prob. 
easier to deal with on a trip than a bunch of smaller ones. Again, ATMO. 
Front vs. rear – per item 1 above, if using a front rack to hold the 
fender, then consider how the rack might end up down on the tire... The 
propensity to collapse downward really depends on how sturdy the struts are 
and how the struts are fixed to the fork and to the rack. Draw / daruma 
bolts are not my favorite way to secure the struts to the front rack, 
because vibrations can loosen them over time, and the draw bolt will slide 
down along the strut. One way to reduce the probability of that happening 
is to really crank on the nut of the draw bolt, so that the latter "bites" 
into the strut. Another way is to carefully pre-bend the strut just below 
the spot where the draw bolt will be tightened. The strap that Riv uses is 
a good precaution, but generally, a braised / welded strut on the front 
rack is a better configuration – e.g., Nitto M12, NF21/22, 32F, 34F, F20, 
etc. are generally better than Mark's Rack / M1, M18 

for 
any front load over 5 lbs. 

- Max "it's all greek innit?" in A2

On Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 7:20:52 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
wrote:

> Max,
>
> 1. Yes. I try to live without them. I never can.
> 2. I need a Randi Jo bag on the stem/bar. I was planning to put the front 
> rack on because I have it and because it might be useful for travel. I’ll 
> also have a rear rack that can take the Backabike Bags. This bike is kind 
> of set up for multiple things, I guess… 
>
> The bags would be sent with the support vehicles for the 2 day Chicago-New 
> Buffalo ride. I’d just have the bags on the bike until I got to the ride.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> On Mar 21, 2024, at 4:36 PM, Max S  wrote:
>
> Leah, 
>
>
> Coupla questions back to you... 
> 1) is the travel set-up going to use fenders? 
> 2) do you need the front bag, or could you get away with just a saddlebag, 
> and/or bar bag strapped to the handlebars? 
>
> - Max "simplicate, simplicate, simplicate" in A2
> On Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 2:45:54 PM UTC-4 divis...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> This sounds very interesting; sort of an updated version of the B&M Luxos 
>> U, with a higher power collection from the dynamo, brighter standard and 
>> highbeam lights (have LEDs improved that much in the last decade? I know 
>> that batteries have), and a MagSafe-type connecter for USB peripherals. The 
>> ability to run the light and charge a USB device simultaneously - that's 
>> huge.
>>
>> I trust you'll report back when you've tried one out. Being a neighbor 
>> and a gadget cheapskate, I hope I'll get the chance to see it in action 
>> before I buy a $200+ headlight. But this could address a lot of problems.
>>
>> Peter "доверяй, но проверяй" Adler
>> Berkeley, California/USA
>>
>> On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 8:49:13 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote:
>>
>>> SON is supposed to be releasing a light that has a charger and has a 
>>> "high beam" function in "Spring 2024"
>>> Update: New version of the Edelux USB-FL – SON Hub Dynamos 
>>> (nabendynamo.de) 
>>> 
>>>
>>> I'll be eager to try it out when it gets released...
>>>
>>> Collin in Berkeley
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:10:14 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have had some of the same questions tumbling about in my brain as I 
>>> wait for the last of the parts for my Gravel & Travel Platy. I just got 
>>> back from a warm and delightful weekend of cycling in Philadelphia. I, a 
>>> newly minted Michigander, was happy to return to the shire, and for that, I 
>>> was welcomed with Second Winter. 
>>>
>>> Michigan is over here, doing me dirty. 
>>>
>>> I’m prevailing upon you to humor me and answer my questions, because a 
>>> lot of you are having spring and flowers and sunshine, so this is the least 
>>> you could do!
>>>
>>> I got the 50 cm Platy to take on trips. Will fit in the van better, will 
>>> fit on Amtrak, be easier to shove in elevators, that sort of thing. But the 
>>> tires I have on hand are 48 mm Gravel Kings. They are almost new. I’m 
>>> considering taking a train to a ride this summer, but that means no Racing 
>>> Platypus, only the purple one can fit. Can 4

Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-21 Thread Leah Peterson

Max,1. Yes. I try to live without them. I never can.2. I need a Randi Jo bag on the stem/bar. I was planning to put the front rack on because I have it and because it might be useful for travel. I’ll also have a rear rack that can take the Backabike Bags. This bike is kind of set up for multiple things, I guess… The bags would be sent with the support vehicles for the 2 day Chicago-New Buffalo ride. I’d just have the bags on the bike until I got to the ride.Does that make sense?On Mar 21, 2024, at 4:36 PM, Max S wrote:Leah, Coupla questions back to you... 1) is the travel set-up going to use fenders? 2) do you need the front bag, or could you get away with just a saddlebag, and/or bar bag strapped to the handlebars? - Max "simplicate, simplicate, simplicate" in A2On Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 2:45:54 PM UTC-4 divis...@gmail.com wrote:This sounds very interesting; sort of an updated version of the B&M Luxos U, with a higher power collection from the dynamo, brighter standard and highbeam lights (have LEDs improved that much in the last decade? I know that batteries have), and a MagSafe-type connecter for USB peripherals. The ability to run the light and charge a USB device simultaneously - that's huge.I trust you'll report back when you've tried one out. Being a neighbor and a gadget cheapskate, I hope I'll get the chance to see it in action before I buy a $200+ headlight. But this could address a lot of problems.Peter "доверяй, но проверяй" AdlerBerkeley, California/USAOn Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 8:49:13 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote:SON is supposed to be releasing a light that has a charger and has a "high beam" function in "Spring 2024"Update: New version of the Edelux USB-FL – SON Hub Dynamos (nabendynamo.de)I'll be eager to try it out when it gets released...Collin in BerkeleyOn Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:10:14 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I have had some of the same questions tumbling about in my brain as I wait for the last of the parts for my Gravel & Travel Platy. I just got back from a warm and delightful weekend of cycling in Philadelphia. I, a newly minted Michigander, was happy to return to the shire, and for that, I was welcomed with Second Winter. Michigan is over here, doing me dirty. I’m prevailing upon you to humor me and answer my questions, because a lot of you are having spring and flowers and sunshine, so this is the least you could do!I got the 50 cm Platy to take on trips. Will fit in the van better, will fit on Amtrak, be easier to shove in elevators, that sort of thing. But the tires I have on hand are 48 mm Gravel Kings. They are almost new. I’m considering taking a train to a ride this summer, but that means no Racing Platypus, only the purple one can fit. Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road ride pace? I have 42 on all my other bikes. Would 48s be slow? The ride is a 2 day event, 100 miles total. I’d like to keep the tires if I could, because they’re new and they are fat enough to also double as gravel tires, should I decide to do a gravel ride again. But I do more road rides than anything else, and if those 48s will cripple me, I’ll go back to 42s. What’s the consensus?Basket straps. I have the Nitto Basket Rack and even though I’ve disliked it in the past, I figure it’s pretty and I already own it and I might need a front rack for travel. But do I really have to put the ugly strap from bar to basket? Is the Nitto Basket Rack safer than the Mark’s Rack? I know Sergio was thrown when his Mark’s Rack loosened and hit the front tire and he’s missing significant chunks of front teeth! What is everyone doing about their front racks?Lights. I have an Edelux light. It’s not the right color for this build, but it’s perfectly good. But sometimes I think, “wouldn’t it be nice to have a light that would charge your phone?” The Sinewave Beacon 2 will do just that, but it sounds like it’s not a great road light. What are people using to charge phones on long rides away from home?I ordered my wheels today. This, because J at the Velocity booth in Philly talked me into them when he heard about the theme of my build. Here’s a sneak peek.And thanks for helping me out here! It’s good to hear people’s experiences and points of view!Leah

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Re: [RBW] Re: I have questions

2024-03-21 Thread Leah Peterson

COLLIN. Thank you SO much. Problem solved, and this is what I’ll get!Sent from my iPhoneOn Mar 20, 2024, at 11:49 PM, Collin A wrote:SON is supposed to be releasing a light that has a charger and has a "high beam" function in "Spring 2024"Update: New version of the Edelux USB-FL – SON Hub Dynamos (nabendynamo.de)I'll be eager to try it out when it gets released...Collin in BerkeleyOn Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:10:14 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote:I have had some of the same questions tumbling about in my brain as I wait for the last of the parts for my Gravel & Travel Platy. I just got back from a warm and delightful weekend of cycling in Philadelphia. I, a newly minted Michigander, was happy to return to the shire, and for that, I was welcomed with Second Winter. Michigan is over here, doing me dirty. I’m prevailing upon you to humor me and answer my questions, because a lot of you are having spring and flowers and sunshine, so this is the least you could do!I got the 50 cm Platy to take on trips. Will fit in the van better, will fit on Amtrak, be easier to shove in elevators, that sort of thing. But the tires I have on hand are 48 mm Gravel Kings. They are almost new. I’m considering taking a train to a ride this summer, but that means no Racing Platypus, only the purple one can fit. Can 48 mm tires do a 15-17 mph road ride pace? I have 42 on all my other bikes. Would 48s be slow? The ride is a 2 day event, 100 miles total. I’d like to keep the tires if I could, because they’re new and they are fat enough to also double as gravel tires, should I decide to do a gravel ride again. But I do more road rides than anything else, and if those 48s will cripple me, I’ll go back to 42s. What’s the consensus?Basket straps. I have the Nitto Basket Rack and even though I’ve disliked it in the past, I figure it’s pretty and I already own it and I might need a front rack for travel. But do I really have to put the ugly strap from bar to basket? Is the Nitto Basket Rack safer than the Mark’s Rack? I know Sergio was thrown when his Mark’s Rack loosened and hit the front tire and he’s missing significant chunks of front teeth! What is everyone doing about their front racks?Lights. I have an Edelux light. It’s not the right color for this build, but it’s perfectly good. But sometimes I think, “wouldn’t it be nice to have a light that would charge your phone?” The Sinewave Beacon 2 will do just that, but it sounds like it’s not a great road light. What are people using to charge phones on long rides away from home?I ordered my wheels today. This, because J at the Velocity booth in Philly talked me into them when he heard about the theme of my build. Here’s a sneak peek.And thanks for helping me out here! It’s good to hear people’s experiences and points of view!Leah

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