The middle one looks bombproof. The other? A chunk of wood or metal sticking up just right. You whack it but don't go down, your lights are out. Or maybe you take a spill that peels the insulation off a wire or two. Or suppose someone in a nasty mood or neighborhood decides to see how strong that wire is. Or if you're running a Shimano hub, suppose that the plug gets pulled off the wire.
I've crashed once with my generator hub and all was well. But just to be on the safe side...I carry a small flashlight. It's also good for repairing flats, if need be. On Aug 23, 6:38 pm, Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 12:59 -0700, Andy M-S wrote: > > There are more failure modes than bulb burnout. Suppose that > > something snags and damages the cable to the hub...in most cases, > > that's not a road repair and you need some way to limp home. > > I've got close to 20,000 miles on bikes equipped with hub generator > lighting systems. I've never had a cable snagged and damaged, and I'd > be hard pressed to see how something like that would happen in a way > that wouldn't be an outright crash that would damage your fork. It's > not like the wires are draped all over the place like overhead power > lines. > > What would it take to damage the lamp wire on this > setup:http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/2669027878/sizes/o/in/set-72157... ? > > How about this one:http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/326010212/sizes/l/in/set-721576...? > > Here:http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL > PROTECTED]/1526014621/sizes/l/in/set-72157...? > > Sure, it's possible to have a mishap. But it's rare. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
