I was led astray with words from the original K-Lite post "lumens or lux are everything".
Most dynamos are suitable for your use as defined. None seem very bright too me as they are designed to be road (shared with others) friendly. Sinewave Beacon seems brighter but is not approved for road use where these things are regulated (Europe where pretty much all the other Dyno powered lamps seem to hail from). The sinewave has some other cool features but is this quite pricey. Josh Z Oregon On Thu, May 29, 2025, 4:19 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Added request: please feel free to recommend other options besides current > K-Lites and the B&M IQ X. Will have to be compatible with SP hub and > Toplight rear lamp. > > Josh: Thanks. I want to stay with dynamos. I don’t ride very rough stuff — > cottonwood roots and washboard are the worst — and this bike is as much as > dirt road commuter as an off road fun bike (well, commuting on dirt roads > is fun, but at night I generally stay on the smoother, straighter routes). > I do use a backup modestly priced battery light (800 lumens for what that’s > worth) on sale from PJW with my dynamo light. > > If anyone wants the remnants of this K-Lite first edition to play with, > I’ll be happy to ship it — headlight, on/off switch, very large capacitor, > wires and plugs -- to you for free (just be patient). > > On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Is this one just about as bright as dynolights come? >> >> Can anyone compare it to the K-Lite, original model (single lamp, 800 >> lumens low, 1200 high)? >> >> Will it simply plug as usual into a SP hub? >> >> Will it work with the usual Top Light dynamo tail lights? >> >> If you prefer another dynamo light for off road use, which one, and why? >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing > services > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* > > *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* > > *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* > > -- > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For > more options, group rules and how to contact the moderation team, visit > this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/internet-bob?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "internet-bob" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/CALuTfgt99VRPCV78NMrgv83Ou2Swea2Emu%2ByBGHjO1g0tSw_Kw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/CALuTfgt99VRPCV78NMrgv83Ou2Swea2Emu%2ByBGHjO1g0tSw_Kw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAFkcYGN_9uEo4C1N%2Bo_xpAObkoL%3DjTDD3V5nP_mHP0R_9Ja5Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
