Agree with the Boston note above. I'm in Berlin, where it's dark half the year. Just about everyone rides with a dynamo here. Hard to buy a bike without one -- and I will always have one while I live here. So easy, no hassles...
On Wednesday 23 October 2024 at 14:55:49 UTC+2 Garth wrote: > I can't comment on suitable night time headlights as I only use a AA > powered Planet Bike light for daylight visability use. For a rear I use the > same branded Superflash 65, it runs on 2 AAA batteries. I use a mix of > alkaline and rechargeables(Sanyo Eneloop). The rear is terrific on blinky. > PB service is very good also as one of my headlight mounts rattled from not > fitting the light tight, so they sent me two replacements for N/C. > > On Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7:54:36 AM UTC-4 rmulc...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> 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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