I think you're right, Jim. Probably a dyno-hub road light plus a
helmet-mounted broad light is the answer.
Just using a road light and nothing else off-road has one nasty
pitfall. Road lights have a height cutoff so as not to blind oncoming
vehicles. That's fine, because roads don't have tree
My concern with a dyno hub system off-road would be that at very low speeds
(stopping to jump over a log, climbing a steep stretch of trail, etc.), the
light will either go out or become very dim. At low speeds/stops, modern LED
lights have a standlight that stays on, but it's much dimmer than
that's why the helmet light is essential for the hike-a-bike and other
direction look times.
A lot of 24 hr MTB racers use the Supernova lights. Not as focused as the
Son lights but better for off-road trals where you don't have on-coming
cars and such..
~mike
On Wednesday, February
Mike I read through all the posts to see if anyone mentioned the Supernova
and of course you did. That's the light I'm going with. Incidentally, when
used to MTB at night I'd run three lights two on the handle bars and a
helmet mounted one...it's the way to go.
~Hugh
On Wednesday, February
I think there are several good lights available. And good lights are
expensive. I've been very happy with a Cygolite that I got on closeout.
I'll add my concurrence with the recommendation to use a helmet light in
addition to a stem mounted light.
I've seen lots of cool things riding around
Leslie: different people have different eyes with different needs -- I for
example have very bad night vision, explained by an ophthalmologist as the
result of small pupils -- but many have claimed that very bright but
unfocused lights can actually be counterproductive. I mentioned before my
I have a Lezyne battery light (rechargeable) on my Mystery Bike, and it's
absolutely terrific. I think the model is Super Drive something or other - 400
or 500 lumens, can't remember, but it's very bright and is a wonderful
complement to a dynamo light (I have a Supernova on that bike), and I
RUSA requires adequate reflective wear on rando rides, and it's better to
be seen and not hit than the reverse. No propeller beanies yet though. Sam
Allen belts look cool, but vests are more visible. The cheapie DOT spec
ones work fine on a budget.
Here's one under $10 and there are many
The cover of the current issue of American Randonneur has some typical
reflective gear shown on some cyclists.
On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Bruce Herbitter
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RUSA requires adequate reflective wear on rando rides..
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Good point: I always have backup front and rear, a cheap LED 3 AAA lamp in
front (eg, Planet Bike Blaze) and two LEDs in the rear one run steady, the
other in blinkie. I generally turn my battery headlight on only at
intersections because the standlights on the Cyo or Edeluxe dim quickly. I
turn
Reflective sidewalls on my Marathon Supremes, velcro ankle reflector to
keep my pants out of the chain, red reflector tape on the rear fender and
white tape on the front head tube. My rain jacket, helmet and Carradice bag
have a bit of reflective material on them also and last but not least
I do ride alot at night but not for hours at a time and have found my
MiNewt 250 light with Gino mount to be a great fit. Even on the lowest
setting it is bright enough to light up a dark bike path and will run for
about 3 hours. Now take into consideration I am in NYC where it is rarely
ever
I'll reiterate again that, if you don't plan to ride in the rain a lot, a
bottle dynamo is not a bad choice. I personally would have chosen a bb
dynamo or even one of these:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/dymotec.asp
Even old Soubitezes are not bad. And bb dynamos if you can find them (I had
an
I've been road testing a slightly different solution--the BikeCharge
combination dynamo/light/USB charger. My initial results are online here:
http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2012/08/quick-bikecharge-impressions.html
I originally bought the BikeCharge to get the USB charging option, but I've
Whoops, I should make it clear that I'm not trying to contradict Kelly and
only wish to say that, IME, bottles and bb dynamos are a very nice and
relatively inexpensive option.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:49 AM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I'll reiterate again that, if you don't plan
I'll toss this one in, too:
http://www.magniclight.com/magniclight/index.php/en/startseite/8-magnic-light-homepage-english
The claim that it puts out more light than any existing dynamo system is
probably bogus, but the claim that (eventually) it will retrofit to your
existing headlight is
Dawn touring makes tons of sense where it's very hot. Even non-hardcore
tourists quickly learn the benefit of avoiding 100 degree heat in the full
sun.
-- Anne
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:34 AM, IanA attew...@gmail.com wrote:
Dawn touring would be pretty hardcore.
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On Mon, 2012-10-08 at 09:16 -0700, Don wrote:
Thanks for the replies thus far they are helpful. I am seriously
lacking in knowledge here so bear with me. If I convert to a hub
dynamo then I will need to purchase the hub and have it installed in
my wheel (read)?
Yes you will need to have a
It also makes sense for morning people like me. I'm already awake, I love
sunrise, I love riding. Put them all together
-Ken
On Oct 8, 2012, at 4:43 PM, Anne Paulson anne.paul...@gmail.com wrote:
Dawn touring makes tons of sense where it's very hot. Even non-hardcore
tourists quickly
I've got the dynohub ending in 71 with the Cyo -- have used this combo on
several bikes -- and yes, it is a very good setup. Frankly, the only reason
I have something better on my commuter Riv (SON 20 and Edeluxe) is vanity.
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 12:47 PM, IanA attew...@gmail.com wrote:
A LX
Note that, beyond a certain surprisingly low minimum, it is less the gross
output of a light that makes it desirable for commuting than the shape of
the beam. I get much more usable illumination from a 2.4-3W LED in my Cyo
or Edeluxe than from the insanely more bright HID light I had some years
I got my rear 650b alfine wheel done by Harris and have bought wheels off
them in the past. They were great. I was looking at longleaf for a 650b
dyno front wheel maybe for xmas though.
http://www.longleafbicycles.com/products/dynohubs-and-lighting/dynohubs/shimano-dh-3n72-dh-3d72/
On Mon, Oct 8,
FWIW, I test-mounted two blinkies at the rear of my new Fargo rack
and, sho' 'nuff, one bounce off after fewer than 5 miles. The other
one remained -- so far.
On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 9:39 AM, judy richmond
richmondjudy...@gmail.com wrote:
I use a Planet Bike mounted on that rack. One reasons I
Hmm I prefer the Gino Mount to the nitto one, it is a little fatter and
mounts through the mount rather than from the back like the nitto version.
Got mine on Amazon for 15 bucks. The front part of my rack is occupied by
the platrack.
On Mar 17, 2012 11:38 AM, Lisa ukulele.l...@mac.com wrote:
A warning: I've had two rear blinkies mounted on one of those adaptors
fling themselves off the mount, hit the ground and explode after the
rear tire hit admittedly egregiously large (6 wide, 3 deep)
expansion cracks at 15+ mph. It seems that the moment or leverage of
the very rearward location
In this connection, does anyone know:
1. If the Blackburn Flea can be charged with the wall-to-usb adaptor
used for the iPhone cable?
2. How long the Flea runs on one charge? -- I've seen 3 and 5 hours.
3. How long the Flea holds it charge when fully charged and left unused?
Thanks.
On Thu,
I used the Cyo in moderate rain with no problem, haven't tried it in the
snow.
The skewer end mount setup makes the wheel, light and mount one piece,
easy to move from bike to bike, no wires to disconnect.
I used to used to setup a dedicated night bike for each winter, being able
to
swap the
On Wed, 2011-09-07 at 10:38 -0400, Khalid Mateen wrote:
Do you think it is safe to mount a Edelux on a front fender for a
touring bicycle? Assuming that is a metal fender and not plastic.
Sorry to high jack this post but it is question that I have been
asking myself.
Mitch Pryor likes that
I've thought of that and would say no unless your fender has a
second pair of struts supporting the forward end or unless it is
secured to the underside of a rack; and even in those cases, only with
metal fenders. I've seen very light, old lamps that an unsupported
metal fender might support long
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
Eric: will you share with us your rear light wiring strategy? Thanks.
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:23 AM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
I have my E3 mounted forward like that on my Hillborne. It can get a
bit dirty. Might switch things around in the future. Although the
Sam isn't often out in
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Wed, 2011-09-07 at 10:38 -0400, Khalid Mateen wrote:
Do you think it is safe to mount a Edelux on a front fender for a
touring bicycle? Assuming that is a metal fender and not plastic.
Sorry to high jack this post but
Thanks, Eric. I'm thinking of converting at least two bikes to dyno
powered tail lamps and any wiring info is useful.
'Nother question: can you use the E3 tail light with, say an Edeluxe or Cyo?
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 6:43 PM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Patrick,
On the bike with the rear
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Thanks, Eric. I'm thinking of converting at least two bikes to dyno powered
tail lamps and any wiring info is useful.
'Nother
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Thanks, Eric. I'm thinking of converting at least two bikes to dyno powered
tail
Congratulations!!!
If you can afford it, get the Edelux. Here's a photo of mine on the Atlantis
under the Nitto Mini/Platrack using the bracket sold by Rene Herse
http://www.renehersestore.com/servlet/the-341/Light-Bracket-for-Edelux/Detail
.
*http://tinyurl.com/3oqgkqx*
The light is great, the
X2 on Edelux .. We have them on three of the bikes and love them.
Kelly
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I've read that Shimano dynohubs are too tight and too dry when new and
that proactive adjustment and lubing makes them live much longer. Was
the early death due to the winter or the initial bearing problem?
Dunno myself, that's just what I read in BQ; I have the shop repack
and adjust all new
That's one of their benefits: the lights are designed to shine like
auto low beams: bright for illumination but not for oncomers' eyes.
On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 8:27 PM, Ginz theg...@gmail.com wrote:
Regarding the Edelux, Cyo R, and others, are these lights so bright
that runners, bikers and
It's a 2003 custom road bike built for 559 or 571 wheels (currently
559X31). It handles fine with less than 10 lb in front (it will carry
25 easily in the back). The front rack is a VO Randonneur rack, the
rear a custom. The light strut needs some polishing and smoothing --
it's hard aluminum! The
And no wobbling: I had a VO ss strut that wobbled considerably, which
is why I took a shot at my own.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:55 AM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
It's a 2003 custom road bike built for 559 or 571 wheels (currently
559X31). It handles fine with less than 10 lb in
Patrick, I included the Cyo official mount for the fork crown
and the VO mount that fits on the rack eyelet.
Whilst on light mountology, anyone mount a Supernova E3
to Nitto m12 ?, did you the multimount or some other widget.
Scott
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Do you know of a good place on the web to order smallish quantities of the kind
of aluminum stock you used for your light?
Yours,
Thomas Lynn Skean
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No; I bought a 6' length at True Value. I could have used 1 cm wide
stock instead; I bought the 2 cm stuff for another project.
IIRC, the 2 cm stock was about $8 to $10 for 6'.
Tell ya what: send me your address and I'll send you 6.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 4:19 PM, Thomas Lynn Skean
on 10/7/10 3:41 PM, Tim McNamara at tim...@bitstream.net wrote:
Another option, if you're handy with a soldering iron, is to build
your own LED light. There's a lot of information on the Web about
this and it could be a fun project.
I would point you to ride buddy and Master Of The Useful
I don't know how much longer in miles the SON 20R will last than the
Ultegra level (so saith Sheldon) Shimanos, but as for performance, I
can't tell the difference in drag or, needless to say, in output. I've
got Shimanos on two bikes and the SON on the pretty bike. Sure, I like
the SON and I
I sometimes have the same feeling of shoulda gotten what I wanted, and didn't
want it when I was thinking about lights. But honestly, part of my rationale
was that the SON hub is just so g-d beautiful. And I sure haven't been
disappointed by its performance. (Not that I know how it is
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 10:56 AM, opa...@gmail.com opa...@gmail.com wrote:
This is probably going to be the most naive question regarding hub
generators for lights, but I'll ask anyway..
How fast do you have to be going in order to have good light? i.e.
If I'm going up a steep hill and am
With the new LED headlights, not more than about 4 mph for most hubs,
a bit more for the SON 20R which is made for smaller -- faster turning
-- wheels.
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 8:56 AM, opa...@gmail.com opa...@gmail.com wrote:
This is probably going to be the most naive question regarding hub
As another responder noted, you'll get light at a very low speed. Also keep in
mind that when you're crawling uphill at a snail's pace your lights don't need
to shine very far. Bigger issue fo me is how far the lights reach when riding
at a normal pace, and in that regard LED lights (edeluxe
Hanson
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Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Lights
I was talking with a friend who just got an Exposure Toro
(http://www.exposurelights.com/) and really likes it. It's 700 lumens for 3
hrs burn time self-contained. I was all set
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:13 AM, Brian Hanson stone...@gmail.com wrote:
I was talking with a friend who just got an Exposure Toro
(http://www.exposurelights.com/) and really likes it. It's 700 lumens for 3
hrs burn time self-contained. I was all set to do it for about $300, but I
keep
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Allingham II, Thomas J
thomas.alling...@skadden.com wrote:
Why hesitate? Good to keep that issue in mind for all decisions, no?
B/c some folks see it as environmental proseltyzing and I don't want
to be in that argument.
that's all.
-sv
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On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 9:03 AM, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Oct 5, 11:38 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Agree: I myself am a convert to dyno lights; IMO, a Shimano dynohub
and an IQ Cyo are a value/performance combination that can't be beat.
the Sanyo dynohub
on 10/5/10 7:30 AM, Michael_S at mikeybi...@rocketmail.com wrote:
I've been using the Dinotte 200 AA model which uses 4 NiMh
rechargables. It is a bright 200 lumen light and has a very clean
beam. The only drawback is the 2 hour run time at full power. You can
carry an extra set of battries
I just had a Shimano DN something (disk model) or another built into
an existing rim for $150 including six bolt rotor adaptor. Add $100
for a Cyo: $250 plus tax or plus shipping, take your choice. Not as
cheap as a Blaze, but not $500, either.
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:33 PM, charlie
On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 17:24 -0700, Lynne Fitz wrote:
I still commute on Bleriot. In a few days the light will come on and
stay on. And I'm happy it is there. Completely reliable. I do not
expect it to EVER fail. The beauty of a generator light is that you
never have to ration turning it
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 17:24 -0700, Lynne Fitz wrote:
I still commute on Bleriot. In a few days the light will come on and
stay on. And I'm happy it is there. Completely reliable. I do not
expect it to EVER fail. The
http://picasaweb.google.com/stonehog/HilsenAcorn#5451356917401658050
This is one way to mount a normal bar-mounted light on a wald. I've had
good luck with a cork and 3 zip-ties.
Brian
Seattle, WA
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 7:39 AM, opa...@gmail.com opa...@gmail.com wrote:
For those of you that
I have a SON 20 dynamo hub with a Supernova E3 and Supernova taillight on my
Atlantis. It is a spectacular combination. I have it mounted on the front of
a Nitto front Camper rack, which has a medium Wald basket mounted
longitudinally on it; the light mounted easily with one mounting bolt and
.
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I have a SON 20 dynamo hub with a Supernova E3
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