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> 500 lumens?
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Michael,
Everything you every wanted to know about bicycle lights.
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/lightingsystems.htm
Matt
On Saturday, October 12, 2013 11:56:00 AM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
> What types are there?
> Do they cause drag? Or have they overcome that with newer technolog
Hi Michael,
I can't tell you all the answers, but perhaps my experience will help.
I just got my a new dyno lighting system last week: Shimano DH-3D72 Dynamo
hub and B and M Lumotec IQ Cy N plus headlight and Seculite Plus taillight.
So far I really like the system. I don't have any objective w
also read Bicycle Quarterly; they do reviews
On Saturday, October 12, 2013 9:56:00 AM UTC-7, Michael wrote:
>
> What types are there?
> Do they cause drag? Or have they overcome that with newer technology?
>
> I want something that has zero drag if such a thing exists, and more than
> 800 lumen
Just installed a Shimano LX dynamo hub and an updside down Schmidt EDelux
light on my commuter. As for drag, I honestly couldn't feel any difference.
As for the light itself, I haven't used it at night yet, so I cannot
comment. The light is tucked under my porteur rack on the left side so it
is
Michael:
Nothing is free; energy to run a light comes at a cost and just as the
stiffest frame may not be the best one, the brightest light may not be best
one either.
I have a SON hub and LUXOS B light on my commuter. 800 Lumens? No, but
putting what you have where it is needed and producin
Good point, Andy. I have yet to read conclusive evidence to prove one hub
or light is clearly "best". But I think it's safe to say any decent hub
generator / LED light combo is a wonderful thing, and will instantly (and
greatly) enhance the riding experience by extending the hours and places
o
I've used two different hubs. The first was a SRAM iLight 3W system that
was great, powerful, cheap, and completely undetectable as far as drag or
shudder. The second (my current one) is a Shimano DH3N72 -- marginally more
expensive, no difference I can tell in power output, but more shuddery at
