Dynamo's? I've heard they are pretty useful but have a big hit on your performance where it's like you're on a steep incline all the time you're using it.Sunflogun said:I love those gadgets that I can recharge while peddling, it's not only clever but it's also giving me something without paying for batteries.
The dynamo powered light is good if you are saving on energy but it takes a toll on your legs somehow.Susimi said:Dynamo's? I've heard they are pretty useful but have a big hit on your performance where it's like you're on a steep incline all the time you're using it.
Not one you can stick on a bike (or it could, if you used some sticky tape I suppose) but my dad has a rechargeable light where you wind a handle on the back of it to get some charge, It's a pretty nice gadget.
They've become much more efficient, the one I listed is the most efficient, they have other brands of dynohubs but their not as efficient as Schmidt SON hub. Peter White is an expert at this sort of thing, you can read about the various hubs here: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/ And if you have a question about how difficult the others are to pedal just e-mail them. BUT, even 5 years ago the good ones were probably averaging 2 to 3 watts which is still nothing, that's the difference between a good rolling tire and an average rolling tire, not a bad rolling tire! So your friend was over exaggerating the effect of the hub unless he was using one of those bottle generators that worked by rolling against the tire, but even the newer ones of those styles are really well made now as well, or there was something wrong with his hub.Susimi said:Was it always like that or have they become more efficient?
From the one I heard about going back almost 5 years now he said he hated it because it felt like he was peddling twice as harder when it was on. Since then you can imagine I steered well clear of them.
I think he had that one that rolled against the tyre.Froze said:They've become much more efficient, the one I listed is the most efficient, they have other brands of dynohubs but their not as efficient as Schmidt SON hub. Peter White is an expert at this sort of thing, you can read about the various hubs here: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/ And if you have a question about how difficult the others are to pedal just e-mail them. BUT, even 5 years ago the good ones were probably averaging 2 to 3 watts which is still nothing, that's the difference between a good rolling tire and an average rolling tire, not a bad rolling tire! So your friend was over exaggerating the effect of the hub unless he was using one of those bottle generators that worked by rolling against the tire, but even the newer ones of those styles are really well made now as well, or there was something wrong with his hub.
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