Does anyone remember...

Arwen's Mom

Arwen's Mom

Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains
...those old lights that were powered by your own pedal power? They had this little thingy that rested against your tire and generated power.

Is there an updated version?

Just curious. This was the subject of yesterday's ride with The Hub.
 
First Girlfriend

You just reminded me of my first girlfriend, Barbara. The summer I was 15, I'd ride every evening to her house about 3 or 4 miles away on my Raleigh Record. I'd ride home later in the dark, my trusty gen-set lighting the way. There was even a little tail light in the back, grounded through the frame. Those were the days all right.
 
Peter White Cycles is a great reference for Dyno hubs... There is also hardware that will allow a rider to charge their gps via the Dyno hub
 
The hub is pretty awesome. I've built a few touring bikes using the Shimano generator hubs. There's even a splitter to charge your Garmin while you ride. This one uses a Schmitt hub, which is the super fancy one.

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-Jim.
 
Jim, having worked with both, do you think the cost of SON over Shimano is justified? Any idea about availability of a chargey-thingy for Shimano? (Or compatibility of the systems)

I stumbled upon the SON shop in Tübingen last Fall. I was pretty excited about that. Go ahead, call me a nerd!
 
What I would like is one of those that I can hook up to my fuse box from a spin or indoor trainer to power my house, or charge a battery backup for it because I probably couldn't produce significant real time wattage.
 
grilledcheeseking said:
Jim, having worked with both, do you think the cost of SON over Shimano is justified? Any idea about availability of a chargey-thingy for Shimano? (Or compatibility of the systems)

I stumbled upon the SON shop in Tübingen last Fall. I was pretty excited about that. Go ahead, call me a nerd!
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They both work the same, the SON is just on another quality level though. Looks a lot like a Phil Wood hub, which we used in the rear on the bike above.

That splitter is made by an aftermarket company so I'd imagine it works on both...

-Jim.
 
jimvreeland said:
They both work the same, the SON is just on another quality level though. Looks a lot like a Phil Wood hub, which we used in the rear on the bike above.

That splitter is made by an aftermarket company so I'd imagine it works on both...

-Jim.
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Word. I've been thinking about it for a while, think I might go for this year.
 
I've used a Shimano dn-72 something or other dynohob for around 10k miles. No problem. Also have been using an sp brand generator hub from ebay. A bit lighter than a Schmidt but I hear the seals are not as good. So far after 1k miles, no problems. I pair the hub with lumotec iq cyo headlight, I find the beam pattern very good for typical road riding.

I see on Peter Whites site there is a new iq-cyo model with built in recharge port for other devices. Day time running lights too. Seems pretty cool.

Bicycle Quartlery did recently test drag of dyno hubs. The drag is very low. A watt or two with lights off. A few watts with lights on.
 
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