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  • December 12, 2014 at 1:17 pm #1016781
    cyclingfool
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    Long live the dynamo hub (and lights)! For this reason among many others. When I had dynamo lighting, I ran it all the time. The drag not even noticeable, but I got positive comments, even in broad daylight, about how visible I was from far away.

    December 12, 2014 at 4:04 pm #1016800
    Orestes Munn
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    Any opinions on the accident rates in the paper and how they compare with local experience?

    December 12, 2014 at 4:26 pm #1016802
    Crickey7
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    Totally anecdotally, I feel they’ve made riding safer for me. 19% safer? Don’t know, but that feels right, gut-wise.

    December 12, 2014 at 5:01 pm #1016805
    worktheweb
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    I run my supernova dynamo lights all the time, and like cyclingfool, I can’t tell the difference with regard to drag. It is nice to be seen. I know when I see people with lights on in the daytime I notice them much more quickly.

    December 12, 2014 at 6:54 pm #1016824
    DCAKen
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    I leave my lights all the time, thanks to my Schmidt dynohub. I will have the occasional person let me know that my lights are on, but that just means they see me :)

    December 12, 2014 at 7:56 pm #1016835
    trailrunner
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    When I’m commuting, and very often when I’m not, I use a front white blinky light. It seems to get a lot of attention. Before, people would often look right through me, and then do something dangerous like pull right out in front of me. With the blinky, I’ve noticed people will often look at me, start to creep, then notice my light and stop because they realize that there is a real person behind that light. A moving, blinking light is unique, so it helps distinguish me from the urban landscape.

    December 13, 2014 at 1:18 am #1016855
    Starduster
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    My B+M setup is powered by a modern sidepull dynamo (would’ve loved a dynohub, but $300 for a built-up wheel…). Ok, it costs me a gear or two of speed, but works very effectively, without the low-speed flicker that comes with the dynohubs. I’ve had occasions to run lights up during daylight- be it the Arlington Fun Ride or my rides for Papillon, the trails can get very crowded with bike AND pedestrian traffic. Every bit of visibility helps, here and on the street.

    All of this is why my wife’s next bike (a Breezer Uptown 8 LS) *will* have a dynohub.

    December 13, 2014 at 2:33 am #1016857
    Supermau
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    When I began cycling again last summer…after many years away, I began to wonder whether or not I needed any lights. One sunny afternoon I spotted a fellow on Franconia Rd with a really bright front flasher and it immediately struck me how he popped out of the scene. Without it he would have blended into the hubbub of this busy road. I ride with lights at all times. I’ve seen enough personal evidence that they make a difference.

    December 13, 2014 at 5:00 pm #1016873
    FFX_Hinterlands
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    I just got a B&M Lumotec Fly IQ premium light for my bike. It has crazy LED daytime running lights. I have another bike with a modern sidewall generator. It works fine but makes noise and has a little more drag than the dynohub. I can’t imagine listening to the whine of the sidewall generator all of the time. I don’t hear it when it’s raining or in traffic, I guess.

    BTW.. I got the sanyo dyno mounted to a low-end-ish wheel for $25 on Ebay plus shipping. Lucky low bid, I guess. You can get new 700c with generic dynohub for for $99 shipped on Ebay, too.

    Oh by the way, Green Lizard (Herndon) and Bikes@Vienna are both Peter White Cycles dealers for lights, generators, dynos and the like.

    December 14, 2014 at 1:02 am #1016896
    Starduster
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    @FFX_Hinterlands 101890 wrote:

    I just got a B&M Lumotec Fly IQ premium light for my bike. It has crazy LED daytime running lights. I have another bike with a modern sidewall generator. It works fine but makes noise and has a little more drag than the dynohub. I can’t imagine listening to the whine of the sidewall generator all of the time. I don’t hear it when it’s raining or in traffic, I guess.

    BTW.. I got the sanyo dyno mounted to a low-end-ish wheel for $25 on Ebay plus shipping. Lucky low bid, I guess. You can get new 700c with generic dynohub for for $99 shipped on Ebay, too.

    Oh by the way, Green Lizard (Herndon) and Bikes@Vienna are both Peter White Cycles dealers for lights, generators, dynos and the like.

    Welcome to the Euro light world. If you haven’t tried the light yet, here is what your nocturnal ride will look like:
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]7180[/ATTACH]

    (B+M Lumotec IQ Premium Cyo T Senso Plus)

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