I have been hard-pressed to feel any noticeable drag on the dynamo hubs I own, so even though this looks like a well-made hub, I feel the switchable feature would be wasted on me.
For about $65 you can buy a SRAM iLight. I love mine... it's smooth and reliable, and I can't feel any drag. For about $85-$90 you can find a Shimano DH-3N72. I have one on my Bomba, and it ROLLS!!! And then there's the $35 Novatech... You can get 4 of these for the price of 1 switched hub... I mean, wow... Besides, why even consider disabling a dynamo at all? Why not always utilize the hub's power and charge up your cell phone, batteries, etc when the lights aren't needed? It's essentially free power... I say take advantage of it!! The switchable hub (in my opinion) is trying to address a problem that really isn't enough of a problem to need addressing. If you're racing, then it's an entirely different story. But for the average rider, adding a miniscule amount of drag should be barely noticeable when actually rolling. Peace, BB On Mar 14, 8:04 pm, rob markwardt <robmar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > "You can be like an early 19th > > > century Irish peasant and eat the average male 11 lbs/day." > > http://www.20potatoesaday.com/index.html -- 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.
