Yeah, if you're going for value, I'd say get the shimano hub and the luxos (?) light with the latest B&M optics. They're the same as in the edelux II but they're cheaper.
I went whole hog on a son28 and edelux and haven't looked back. Well, unless I'm checking to see if the taillight is still working. :) On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:48 AM, Anton Tutter <atut...@gmail.com> wrote: > Any current production dynamo hub will work with any current production > LED headlight, so no issues there. > > > On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:16:58 AM UTC-5, Michael wrote: >> >> Anyone know if the Shimano 3N80 will work with the new Edelux II light? >>> >> Is that a good match? >> will any hub work with any light? >> > > As far as personal experience goes, I've had dynamo wheels (and non-dynamo > wheels) built by Anthony King of Longleaf Bicycles, and he's always been > friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and patient with lots of questions. The > wheels he has built for me have held up very nicely and have remained > perfectly true over the few years I've had them. Hand-built wheels will > cost more than machine-built wheels, even if the labor charge is minimal > (and Anthony's standard wheelbuilding fee is on the low side), but > hand-built wheels built by a master builder will be vastly more durable > than machine-built wheels. (Paying a wheel builder to re-tension a > machine-built wheel can add significant long-term durability to the wheel, > so that's another option that can still work out cheaper than a hand-built > wheel). > > As for brands-- I've been happy with Shimano dynamo hubs in terms of value > and reliability. The only negative thing I can think of is that they cause > detectable vibration in the handlebars at speeds >12-15mph when the lights > are on. I have Shimano dynamo hubs on two bikes, and both bikes experience > the vibration. I have a more expensive SONdelux hub on another bike, and I > can't detect vibration on that bike. > > I'm also very pleased with the B&M lights I have. I have three B&M Cyo > headlights, and all have been reliable. The beam pattern is the same as > the Edelux with almost the same intensity, at half the price. The B&M > taillights I have have also been reliable, although I've discovered that > the Spanninga Pixeo is as good of a taillight at half the price of a B&M > Seculite. > > Anton > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
