Why are dynamo setups so uncommon among American bike ...

The bigger problem is that there are almost no American manufacturers include dynamos as retail default!

Why Don't American Bikes Have Dynamo Lighting and Other Post ...

Among the many reverse culture shock events I've been subject to in the past two weeks, one of the most shocking was riding my American bike ...

The Real-World Guide to Dynamo Hubs, Lighting, and Charging

Cars come with dependable lights and on-board power, so why don't bicycles? A dynamo setup makes it possible, and the benefits for bikepacking ...

Dynamo hubs? (as of 2021) - Bike Forums

A dynamo setup is great for touring and especially nice for commuting. Between my wife and me, we've used Shimano, SP, and Son hubs. None have ...

How Much Does Dynamo Hub Drag Really Slow You Down? Lab ...

Dynamo hubs are quite widely adopted in the bicycle touring, bikepacking and ultra racing scenes. With LED light technology allowing for ...

Are Dynamo Hubs Worth It? My Take After 5000 Miles - Exploring Wild

Of course a normal hub and lights cost money too, but a dynamo setup can easily cost at least 3x as much as a standard hub and battery-powered ...

Dynamo lights, the way for the future!?!

There are other issues as well. Set-up is not going to be cheap. You need to have a wheel built specifically for the dynamo. Depending on what ...

New Dynamo, or If you give a man a dynamo... - Bike Forums

Nope. My first two touring bikes were built up before USB chargers were needed for charging a lot of electronic devices. At that time I did not ...

Inside SON: Schmidt's Original Dynamo Hubs from Germany

Pulling apart the metal shell of a SON dynamo reveals a precise layout of simple analog components. Very little has changed in the ...

Rim Dynamos Can Now Generate 70% MORE Power Than Hub ...

If you're old enough, or simply have a penchant for vintage bikes, you'll know exactly how terrible rim dynamos of the past have been.

WHY Batteries are BETTER Than A DYNAMO - YouTube

How we keep our electronics charged on a bike tour or bike trip. Ravpower Battery Bank: https://amzn.to/33NvKh0 Help support independent ...

Deciding on using a dynamo hub and lights - James Mark Hayden

One further consideration might be the amount of power you generate. As a 72kg male, I generate a reasonably amount of power, thus the drag ...

Selecting and installing dynamo lighting - Dutch Bike Bits blog

Hub dynamos are heavier than bottle dynamos. Bottle dynamos can slip in the wet (meaning your lights can be unreliable) though this is rare with ...

New dynamo (or battery) powered 2w regulated bicycle light

When setup is arranged to generate power, the magnets will experience resistance as it passes the coils. How much drag, it depends on how much ...

Blog — Kindred Cycles

Most of the lights we carry are from Germany, where until 2013, all bikes over 11kg legally had to have a dynamo lighting systems to be in ...

Hub Dynamo output AC or DC - Cycling UK Forum

Schmidt/SON are a little unusual in that the dynamo itself isn't electrically connected to the bike frame, so a 2-wire setup is mandatory (at ...

UKC Forums - Dynamo hubs - anyone a user? - UKClimbing

Because of the discount, I'm toying with the idea of splashing out them as a second set of wheels for my gravel bike. I sometimes use that bike for, so far, ...

Should you be BIKEPACKING with a DYNAMO HUB? - YouTube

Why kind of set up do you use to charge your electronics while bikepacking or bicycle touring? In this video, I provide my experience ...

Are dynamos still commonly used on bicycles to power lights, or ...

Dynamos are not as common as they used to be for powering lights, as LED light bulbs became more and more powerful and efficient, in ...

Using a dynamo hub to run ONLY rear lights

A dynamo in its typical operating mode is a constant current device. It provides very high voltage, far higher than 6 volts, if running at speed ...