Thanks for the info and I'm sure it's a great buy! But depending on the type of riding (brevé) I'm not sure it's right for me. In my book the switch is better placed on the lamp than on the hub. I'd like to get a B&M Kraftwerk dynamo charger for the vacation this year and buy or build a three LED-lamp, and I'm not sure the VO dynamo hub would work. Have a SON 28 and low end Shimano dynamo that I move around so when things become clearer I might open my wallet. Cheers! Pete
On Mar 14, 11:31 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > From what I understand it uses sealed bearings. I don't worry that it > has 5 mm (2.5 mm per side not much more than the width of a spoke) > narrower flange to flange width either. The VO is 45mm flange to > flange with a 82 mm diameter measurement. The "clutch switch" is the > switch so you don't need a redundant switched light unless you want > one. Output is at 6 Volts / 3 watts just like all other common > dynamos. I don't know about the voltage regulator stuff but I do know > I can use any decent LED light front and rear and have no problems and > enough light to really see with. For the $120 it cost me I believe it > to be well worth it. I don't think the resistance is any worse than > the current Shimano designs and they are nil with the Schmidt being > even more nil. I think if you plan to ride with lights all the time > the Son Deluxe might be the better hub. You just have to decide how > much you want to spend and whether you will always ride with lights on > or not. > > On Mar 14, 11:07 am, Pete <pedalling.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It seems that the 'switchable hub' have a 48mm flange to flange width > > witch would make it narrower than the 50mm SON 20R / SON DeLux. There > > are those that consider this as a potential issue for loaded touring > > ( I like to think I have half of my riding life left... ). > > > I've been searching for info about the release date for the wide axle > > DeLux but faild. It's supose to have 35% more lateral stiffness and > > 10% more thathe > > SON28!:http://radreise-forum.de/topics/550320/Neuer_Son_Deluxe_Wide_Body_Nab... > > Anyone here with more info? > > > Another thing is that you have to use the large star shape switch at > > the flange. So 'senso' auto and manual switches in the lamp will be of > > little use. It seems to spin very freely with the dynamo switched > > off:http://www.sp-dynamo.com/index.html > > But I'm worried about the friction when it's on as I haven't seen any > > numbers. Haven't been able to find out what type and quality of the > > bearings it use either. > > > According to this page it might have a built in overvoltage > > protection:http://www.xs4all.nl/~swhs/fiets/tests/verlichting/index_en.html#ande... > > "If that overvoltage protection is internal, it means you can't run a > > 3 LED lamp (LEDs in series) on it." > > Would that rule out the Supernova E3 Triple? > > They also claim it will have "noise from the gearing". > > > Oh yes spuds are great stuff and so much easier to deal with... ; ) > > > On Mar 14, 5:41 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I sprung, wholly needlessly, for a SON 20R (wheel built by Rich) and I > > > have > > > not yet regretted spending the additional money. And I don't even ride > > > very > > > far with it. I'd say that, for someone like you, the SON is the natural > > > choice. And spuds ain't bad: potato soup, latkes, french fries, potato > > > bread, potato pancakes, curried potatoes, samosas; Julie Andrews liked > > > potato sandwiches, but that is perverted. You can be like an early 19th > > > century Irish peasant and eat the average male 11 lbs/day. > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Pete <pedalling.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I see they finaly turned up at VO: > > > >http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/vo-switchable-dynamo-hub.html > > > > Even Grant seem to be impressed: > > > >http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/322 > > > > Lot's of people have talked about it but since it's new asking for a > > > > review is premature so lets speculate wildly! > > > > I'm on a budget so I'd like to ask If you guys think it's a good deal > > > > or should I buy the SON DeLux and eat spuds for a year? Intended use > > > > are commuting, brevés and touring. > > > > Oh, found the producer:http://www.sp-dynamo.com/spproductswitchdisc.html > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Patrick Moore > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > For professional resumes, contact > > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
