I'll reiterate again that, if you don't plan to ride in the rain a lot, a bottle dynamo is not a bad choice. I personally would have chosen a bb dynamo or even one of these:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/dymotec.asp Even old Soubitezes are not bad. And bb dynamos if you can find them (I had an old Sanyo on the Herse) are even better than bottles, IME. PJW has wire rollers for use in the rain. For my Fargo (which is not my principal nightime bike) except that I use both 35 mm and almost-65mm tires on the same bike. If I ever get another bike which sees only occasional night use, this is what I'd choose. (The 12 volt dynamo, through the description of which you scrolled to get to the Dymotec6, is really wonderful but at the price why bother?) On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Kelly <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > Don, > > I would be of the camp that yells loudly for Dyno Hubs. The cost of the > lights and hub has gone down to fairly reasonable cost. Great hubs can be > had for 130 bucks, with headlights ranging from 50 to 150 covering a wide > range of needs. > In addition to always having light when needed, the hubs will offer the > ability to charge phones, and other devices. I bring this up as you > mentioned touring. We just got back from a tour through some very wet, > muddy, very wet, very muddy, and beautiful conditions. None of the 4 > bikes with dynos had any issues. Add to this the ability to charge our > phones while riding came in very handy as we were in primitive camp > grounds. > > Consider the rainy dark day when the lights are on for the entire day. > Batteries aren't going to cut it without access to power and the time to > charge them. It's not just about night time riding. > > In my opinion it's the best investment one can make for their bike when > touring. > > Kelly > > On Monday, October 8, 2012 9:42:32 AM UTC-5, Don wrote: >> >> I would appreciate a discussion of the various option of putting lights >> (front and rear) on my Sam H. I don't plan on doing much after dark riding >> but would like to have the illumination for dusk and dawn situation while >> touring. I am thinking of such things as: battery versus generator, brands, >> models, placement. Any insights would be appreciated. Benefitting from the >> experience of others will be a big help. Thanks >> Don >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/QQamsW9VkD8J. > 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. > -- Vote early, vote often, vote Rhinoceros! *http://tinyurl.com/d7muj2t* ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.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.
