Oh yes, it seems that Chris at VO didn't let me post a link to the producer of their hubs in his blog. Make me wonder... ; )
On Mar 16, 4:51 pm, Pete <pedalling.p...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. 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