Reelights are awesome; I had them on my pack mule for years, until I accidentally smashed the headlight putting the front wheel into a bike rack (kind of an obvious risk for a QR/dropout-mounted light). Given that the induction system powers the light by moving spoke-mounted magnets past the induction coil in the light (the faster the wheels rotate, the brighter the lights), I took the two no-longer-used used lights off the front wheel and moved them to the rear wheel, doubling the number of magnets. Presto! Taillight's twice as bright.
Reelight sells all the elements of their systems (mounting brackets, magnets etc) as separate items, in addition to the complete light kits. The problem for US buyers is that the Danish company doesn't appear to have a US distributor; although they have frequent sales/specials (20-30% discounts are common, and occasional 50% ones), the shipping to the US is brutal. The lights (especially the headlights) are be-seen lights for well-lit urban areas, but every little bit helps. At some point, I'll swallow hard and pay the ruinous shipping for a new non-flash kit with disc mounting brackets to get away from my panniers and double/triple up on the magnets. Might even try mounting the old rear light with all the magnets I have and spinning it around, just to see how much juice the lights can handle. On the larger issue: Generator/dynamo lights rule, full stop. No matter what the generator system. If you ride a lot at night, as I do, few things are more awful than having a battery light die on you just when you need it most. It's like there's a dybbuk somewhere waiting for cyclists to be in a dicey night situation, and draining their batteries out of malice, through dark sorcery. Peter "let there be non-battery light" Adler Berkeley, CA On Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:32:29 AM UTC-7 Eric Norris wrote: If you’re interested in a non-battery solution, I can recommend this taillight from Reelight: https://reelight.com/en-us/collections/battery-free-lights/products/nova I’ve had one on a bike for several years, and it’s always worked perfectly. The headlights aren’t very bright, and are best used for visibility. -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/11c42af0-6ae0-45d1-bd50-813ac9d67ce9n%40googlegroups.com.
