As a mechanic I've worked on and installed a lot of dynamo lights from B&M, Supernova, and various OEM (read: cheep) brands, and I've always really liked the supernova stuff. It definitely doesn't win on size and brightness of beam (B&M is winning that these days, as others have noted), but in my book it wins in terms of the quality and beefiness of the casing, mounting hardware, and wiring. It feels quality, is easy to adjust, stays adjusted, and can take a few knocks. There are a couple of tricks to doing the tailight wiring splice properly, but they are all outlined in their instructions and once it's made, that's a really beefy connection. The wiring has thicker protective casing against rips and abrasion than the stock stuff on B&M lights. Yes, proprietary taillight, but it's a really cool taillight that probably wins on the wide angle visibility to size ratio.
I haven't worked on the Schmidt stuff that much, so I can't compare, but that sounds like it combines good quality hardware with the electronics and wiring of the B&M stuff. I recently got a deal on a couple of Luxos U's, so that's what I'm running currently, but I got a Supernova for my wife's bike, who loves her bike but is not the most gentle with it. On Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 7:09:44 AM UTC-7, Kellie wrote: > > Anyone used this brand? Like, dislike, quirks, quality, craftsmanship? > Specifically, the E3 Pro 2 and the tail light? Or the brand in general. > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
