I've done lighting both ways: dynamos with front and back lights and lately: the Cygo Streak and battery powered Topline Rear. 4 bikes: 2 each way. I love dynamos, but must admit the Cygos and Toplines give dynamos a real run for the money. They are much cheaper, way easier to install, seriously reliable, and similarly bright. If you are riding every evening, get a dynamo, if you depend on the lights once a week, consider the battery options.
As far as wiring to the rear goes, I'd recommend you wrap the wires around the brake cable going to the rear brake. When you reach the cable stop, run the wires through an empty brake cable down (about 4-5 inches) a rear seat stay to the rack, then along the rack to the rear light. If you regularly use a pannier, run the cable on the other rack rail or down the center. This means 4-5 zip ties to secure the last 16-18 inches of cable run, but it is a secure decent looking solution. I have had no trouble with it. On Sunday, December 21, 2014 11:20:03 AM UTC-6, Darin G. wrote: > > I'm going to be installing a dynohub and I'm thinking about mounting a > light on the back of my nitro rack. Ideas on how to route the wire from > the hub back to the rack? I hate the idea of lots of electrical tape and > zip ties but I can't think of any great options. > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
