I had been waiting for review on this 'game changer' but got tired of waiting and went ahead and pulled the trigger on a Schmidt. Taking this strongly back to a Rivendell Bicycle Works topic, I did my research on Peter White's copious pages of webinfo. I asked Peter directly if I should buy directly from him or should I order these pieces from Rivendell. He encouraged me to buy from Rivendell. I guess Rich is the guy who orders from Peter White, and I arranged it with Rich. So, if any of you want the retail markup part to go into the Rivendell coffers, now you know that you can pay the same price to Rivendell for anything that Peter White sells. I ordered a hub, a lamp, and a decaleur.
On Jan 27, 11:04 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > Personally I think a dyno hub is always a good idea, regardless of > > season. In the summer (even with long days) it simply extends your > > riding and removes daylight limitations... As far as the idea of a > > "clutch" mechanism > > IMO, the clutch mechanism dynohub is a solution looking for a > problem. The drag on my SON hub bikes is so minimal I never notice > it. > > The clutch dyno will almost certainly have more moving parts than a > SON. Maybe it should not be this way, but seems the more components > that make up a product, the more chance the product will malfunction. > Add to the mix this particular company is looking to compete pricewise > with the entry level dynos. > > Time will tell, but I smell a bust. > > On Jan 27, 11:10 am, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Personally I think a dyno hub is always a good idea, regardless of > > season. In the summer (even with long days) it simply extends your > > riding and removes daylight limitations... As far as the idea of a > > "clutch" mechanism, I haven't been able to noticeably detect drag on > > any of the dynamo hubs I've ridden (Schmidt, Shimano, SRAM and Sturmey- > > Archer). Then again, I'm not a go-fast rider, nor particularly > > sensitive to riding subtleties, so it would take major drag before I'd > > begin to notice it... not to say others won't feel it... I simply seem > > to be insensitive to it. > > > Peace, > > Bobby "Ain't feelin' the drag" Birmingham > > > On Jan 27, 4:43 am, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I'm looking to get one of the new dyno hubs but can't seem to get a > > > firm price. I'd even pay in advance. It will be getting lighter out > > > soon so it might be moot for me to even have one until next fall. > > > Seems like the timing is a little off on these. > > > Bikes and cars yea.....what a long discussion all that was, what with > > > "being green" and all......I say its all hogwash. If we do run out of > > > fossil fuels you can kiss our roadways goodbye we'll all be walking > > > like Grok eventually and society will be back in the stone age. The > > > fact is, we humans are too dumb to figure it out from generation to > > > generation and we tend to forget the lessons of the past. Its a self > > > correcting problem ultimately anyway. If we mess it up so bad that > > > life as we know it all falls apart, enough of us will die off and the > > > human race can start again in some primitive way of living. The earth > > > will clean itself up atmospherically etc. and our bones will become > > > fertilizer for a future Groks vegetable garden. Until then, I intend > > > to ride often and live well......yes I recycle and probably live more > > > green than most people but I don't think it matters much in the grand > > > scheme of things. > > > In spite of my general skepticism I do think a generator hub, with a > > > clutch that is reliable, is a fine idea and I need lights on my > > > bicycle if I am to ride at night.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- 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.
