I ended up going with a Sanyo hub on my commute/grocery-getter/baby-hauler and it has been great. The price is right and it has been solid. There is an article on all the current dyno-hubs in the most recent BQ. Lots of info on drag and output. I can summarize and email you later tonight.
Dan Marin On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:50 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've not used the newer Sanyo or Supernova hubs, but I have owned > several DH3 N72 models which I understand were improved over the > earlier ... 71 -- Sheldon had this sorted out. At any rate, he said > that the 72 and 80s have the same bearings, so I'm not sure what the > difference, if any beside name, is. > > The 72, at any rate, is an excellent bargain and frankly, I personally > don't need anything better than this. I think my SON 20 wheel spins a > little more freely than the ...72 wheels, but not so you can tell the > difference when riding. IMO and IME, a Shimano hub and the Cyo are > excellent value. > > If I were looking for another dynamo system, I think I might first > look for a decent Sanyo BB dynamo and wait to see what some of the new > bike generator gadgets come to. There's one that is supposed to affix > to any wheel, and another that -- do I remember correctly? -- works > off the rim?? Vapor as of now, and I don't have the links, but perhaps > someone else can point us to them. > > The Sanyo BB generator I briefly owned and sold with the Herse worked > fine: less drag than a Soubitez bottle (which itself wasn't horrible > for shorter distances) and, of course, much cheaper than a hub + > wheel. > > Lastly, there have been several dynohub wheel offers on this list in > the last few months that were excellent buys -- this and the boblist > might be worth searching. > > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 6:28 PM, <justinaug...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi > > Today I did my first mixed mode commute (bus in AM, bike in PM) and > realized how much I truly need dynohub lighting on any bike I plan to ride > after dark or at dusk here in Philly. I have a previous generation Shimano > dynohub on my Saluki and love it. Also the same on my Rich-built wheelset > on the lady's Univega commuter conversion. Today I rode my (new to me) > SimpleOne home and realized that with my job (2nd grade teacher) and the > time of year I'm going to be riding home in the dark quite a bit. I'd like > to not have my riding choice limited so I turn to you. Now there's Shimano, > Sanyo, SON, Supernova, that other one and who knows? I think that SON is > probably out. Too expensive and I think I'd like to have a Shimano-type > connector. No need to power a tail light but I'll probably use another CYO > upfront and maybe a ToutTerrain USB charger. What say you? Is Shimano's > offering solid enough? What about Supernova and that other new one? > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Justin "Dyno in the front, batteries in the rear" August > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/5TnNQB-wKI4J. > > 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. > > > > > > -- > Vote early, vote often, vote Rhinoceros! > http://tinyurl.com/d7muj2t > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.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. > > -- 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.
