I have lots of battery lights in the garage but I just got a dynamo and love it. I'm right outside Boston and half a year's riding is in the dark and cold - plus I actually like riding the boring suburbs at night, fewer cars, less noise, etc., and this makes it so much easier (and safer). I was worried about the drag but I don't feel it in the least.
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:55:51 AM UTC-4 okeeffe...@gmail.com wrote: > +1 on Reelights - not too dear and easy to maintain > +1 on hub dynamo - expensive, a bit complicated but super convenient > Knog are terrible. They look good but have little to no charge life and > are always falling off > On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 6:16:29 AM UTC+2 campyo...@me.com wrote: > >> I’ve written about this in the past, but let’s go again …. YES, >> taillights can be too bright. >> >> If you plan to be riding at night with others, and you expect another >> rider to be behind you, please don’t use a taillight that is to bright you >> can see if from a distance in the daytime. You’ll just end up blinding any >> rider behind you and making their ride less safe. >> >> If you feel you *must* have a daylight-visible taillight, there are a few >> that offer day/night modes so you can crank down the brightness after dark. >> Here’s one that I’ve used and can recommend (if you’re OK with a >> USB-rechargeable light): >> >> [image: 445_1_Daybot_1200x1200.jpeg] >> >> Daybot USB Tail Light >> <https://ridepdw.com/collections/tail-lights/products/daybot-usb-tail-light> >> ridepdw.com >> <https://ridepdw.com/collections/tail-lights/products/daybot-usb-tail-light> >> >> <https://ridepdw.com/collections/tail-lights/products/daybot-usb-tail-light> >> >> >> Thanks for reading my rant. Yes, YOU can help curb the taillight arms >> race! >> >> --Eric Norris >> campyo...@me.com >> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >> >> On Oct 22, 2024, at 5:16 PM, Armand Kizirian <kiziria...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I find these very hard to beat, and use them in the daytime too. If a >> rear light can be too bright, this one is it. >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07545T4Y9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 >> >> On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 4:35:05 PM UTC-7 Piaw Na wrote: >> >>> I'm the exception. I switched to battery lights from dynamo hubs/lights. >>> I get flats more frequently at night than during the day, and ended up >>> having to carry a battery light anyway to fix the flat. In which case I >>> might as well just use the battery light all the time. Unlike other people >>> I do not ever forget to charge my battery lights. >>> >>> My preferred tail-light is the Garmin Varia Radar, which easily >>> justifies its premium over regular lights by providing info about cars >>> coming up behind me. This is especially useful when touring, letting me >>> know it's safe to ride out into the lane to take pictures of my cycling >>> companions. >>> >>> My recommended headlight right now is the Energizer X400. ( >>> https://amzn.to/40eBalS). It is bright, unforgiving of people who >>> forget to charge things (somehow people never seem to forget to charge >>> their smartphones though!), water resistant, and the mount never fails. I >>> buy them for my mother in law, my wife, my kids, etc. On sale you can get >>> them for $16, but the regular price of $20 also doesn't sting. >>> >>> On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 3:53:50 PM UTC-7 Peter Adler wrote: >>> >>>> Reelights are awesome; I had them on my pack mule for years, until I >>>> accidentally smashed the headlight putting the front wheel into a bike >>>> rack >>>> (kind of an obvious risk for a QR/dropout-mounted light). Given that the >>>> induction system powers the light by moving spoke-mounted magnets past the >>>> induction coil in the light (the faster the wheels rotate, the brighter >>>> the >>>> lights), I took the two no-longer-used used lights off the front wheel and >>>> moved them to the rear wheel, doubling the number of magnets. Presto! >>>> Taillight's twice as bright. >>>> >>>> Reelight sells all the elements of their systems (mounting brackets, >>>> magnets etc) as separate items, in addition to the complete light kits. >>>> The >>>> problem for US buyers is that the Danish company doesn't appear to have a >>>> US distributor; although they have frequent sales/specials (20-30% >>>> discounts are common, and occasional 50% ones), the shipping to the US is >>>> brutal. >>>> >>>> The lights (especially the headlights) are be-seen lights for well-lit >>>> urban areas, but every little bit helps. At some point, I'll swallow hard >>>> and pay the ruinous shipping for a new non-flash kit with disc mounting >>>> brackets to get away from my panniers and double/triple up on the magnets. >>>> Might even try mounting the old rear light with all the magnets I have and >>>> spinning it around, just to see how much juice the lights can handle. >>>> >>>> On the larger issue: Generator/dynamo lights rule, full stop. No matter >>>> what the generator system. If you ride a lot at night, as I do, few things >>>> are more awful than having a battery light die on you just when you need >>>> it >>>> most. It's like there's a dybbuk somewhere waiting for cyclists to be in a >>>> dicey night situation, and draining their batteries out of malice, through >>>> dark sorcery. >>>> >>>> Peter "let there be non-battery light" Adler >>>> Berkeley, CA >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:32:29 AM UTC-7 Eric Norris wrote: >>>> >>>> If you’re interested in a non-battery solution, I can recommend this >>>> taillight from Reelight: >>>> https://reelight.com/en-us/collections/battery-free-lights/products/nova >>>> >>>> >>>> I’ve had one on a bike for several years, and it’s always worked >>>> perfectly. 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