Just an FYI about batteries - Battery technology can be some of the dirtiest technology that there is. Many types of batteries are made of poisons and/or carcinogens - lead and cadmium for example. Many rechargeable batteries use lithium ion batteries. Google "lithium battery environmental impact". Most of the coal that the US burns is to make the electricity that you use to recharge the battery. I'll stick with dyno hubs.
Laing Delray Beach FL On Thursday, April 9, 2020 at 11:33:39 PM UTC-4, Ian A wrote: > Doug wrote "I like the idea of dyno hubs but portable LED lights are so > good and long lasting now I just don’t see the advantage unless you are > touring. And isn’t there a slight drag as compared to a standard hub?" > > The drag is in practical terms zero, even with lights on. The modern hubs > are incredibly efficient. I'd argue dynamo systems come into their own for > commuting and randonneuring, but are also brilliant if you just popped out > to buy bread, bumped into friends and found yourself coming home in the wee > hours. The lights are on the bike - no need to plan ahead. > > There's some awesome battery lights available too, especially from some > German manufacturers like B&M and Trelock. Those awesome lights are not > cheap though and go a long way to paying for a dynamo set up. > > The best system would be good dynamo lighting and a good battery set up. > But, if a person could only choose one, my bias would be firmly on the > dynamo option. > > IanA Alberta Canada -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/be818c70-9346-4001-9fae-fc45d826cbbe%40googlegroups.com.
