Very interesting idea, though I think that mount may not be stiff enough. A bottle dynamo needs to press into the tire with a certain amount of force, and that bracket looks very lightweight and potentially flexy.
Earl On Oct 8, 4:51 pm, Justin August <justinaug...@gmail.com> wrote: > I feel like you might be able to use one of the Velo-Orange light > mounts (http://bit.ly/LXeIj) somehow. But I'm not sure how your bottle > generator attaches. I've been thinking of doing this for my > girlfriend's bike since I have one hanging around. > > On Oct 8, 12:16 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I am building up a Sam Hillborne with a sidewall dynamo that I have > > had lying around for years. Was tempted by a dynamo hub, but actually > > won't be using the light very much and wanted to keep the cost down. I > > am planning to use a battery taillight, so I'd like to mount the > > dynamo on the fork to minimize cables. The dynamo came with a two- > > piece metal clamp/mount that clamps around a seatstay or fork, but I > > have read that it shouldn't be used on a fork (even if the dynamo is > > mounted forward of the fork?). > > > Do you know of other options? Is there a mount that works with the > > mini-rack brazeons on Rivendells? > > > The Zinkens Dynashoe seemed like a good option, but apparently has > > been discontinued. > > Here is a > > photo:http://www.evanscycles.com/products/busch-muller/zinkens-dynashoe-lt-... > > > and > > installed:http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/bike-accessories/busch-&-muller-b... > > > Lastly, is it possible to have bottle dynamo on a fork AND a Nitto > > mini front rack at the same time? Looks like the rack stays occupy the > > space where the dynamo would go. > > > Thanks much, > > > Earl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
