I have a LED light on the bike and a dynamo set up front, but I wanted to add a little generator driven light to the left seat stay. You can get one easily enough in Europe, but I'm in the states. Any ideas?
I know battery lights are good and all, but I just like the idea of another human powered light. I like the sound of the dynamo--it's nostalgic. Only gets used for short trips, so never gets annoying.
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:39:08 GMT, maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message <pan.2005.03.06.17.37.20.534452@NOSPAMhome.se>:
I have a LED light on the bike and a dynamo set up front, but I wanted to>add a little generator driven light to the left seat stay. You can get one>easily enough in Europe, but I'm in the states. Any ideas?
I recommend you get an LED one rather than 0.6W incandescent. They are brighter per unit power. I don't know of one for the seatstay, the one I use on most of my bikes is the Busch & Muller 4D Toplight, dynamo powered with battery backup. I'm guessing that most of the European online resellers (e.g. wiggle.co.uk) will ship to the USA< and there is always Harris Cyclery, who seem to have most things.
In article <pan.2005.03.06.17.37.20.534452@nospamhome.se>, maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> writes:> I have a LED light on the bike and a dynamo set up front, but I wanted to> add a little generator driven light to the left seat stay. You can get one> easily enough in Europe, but I'm in the states. Any ideas?>
I know battery lights are good and all, but I just like the idea of> another human powered light. I like the sound of the dynamo--it's> nostalgic. Only gets used for short trips, so never gets annoying.
There's one (Schmidt?) unit in there that can be powered either by generator or by dry cells.
Another, cheaper option might be to look at some of those 'toy' generator light sets at such sources as Wal*Mart. Look for a set that comes with a taillight (I think most of them do.)
The community-oriented bike shop down the street from me has a box full of old used ones; customers can root through the box, pick the one or two they like, and would probably pay around $2 for each.
The Tung Lin[tm] bottle generator setup I recently got came with a taillight with the chainstay clamp, but I mounted it on my rear fender instead, where it's somewhat higher up than on the chainstay, and it doesn't have my rear rack strut partially obscuring it.
cheers, Tom
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On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:42:08 -0800, Tom Keats wrote:
The community-oriented bike shop down the street from me> has a box full of old used ones; customers can root through> the box, pick the one or two they like, and would probably> pay around $2 for each.
Yeah, if I was in Chicago, I'd head up to Urban Bikes on North Sheridan and grab an old bullet light.
I've found the standard Union tail light online for a tenner, that might be the ticket--though I was hoping for something pointier.
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 19:12:50 +0000, Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
I recommend you get an LED one rather than 0.6W incandescent.
I've already got a two led unit back there, just wanted a second light for kicks really. I thought there might be somebody supplying the vintage bike rebuilders or something.
This bike's night riding basically consists of a six block beer run with no traffic so high zoot lighting's not necessary. LOL
The fancy dynamo with led stand light, etc sure are nifty though. I'm still thinking of getting a Novara Fusion and it comes with such a setup.
maxo wrote:> I have a LED light on the bike and a dynamo set up front, but I wanted to> add a little generator driven light to the left seat stay. You can get one> easily enough in Europe, but I'm in the states. Any ideas?
If it were me, I'd go into the oldest bike shops in the area and ask.
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maxo wrote:> > I have a LED light on the bike and a dynamo set up front,
but I> wanted to> > add a little generator driven light to the left seat stay. You can> get one> > easily enough in Europe, but I'm in the states. Any ideas?>
If it were me, I'd go into the oldest bike shops in the area
and ask.> I have one of these in my heap of possibly useful bike parts. It's off an old Schwinn-approved set and works. No generator, just the light. I took it off because instead of 2.4 front and 0.6 rear, I preferred 3.0 front and a standard blinkie in the rear.
If the O.P. emails me at mikekr at aol dot com and agrees to pay postage, it's his/hers.
-- Mike Kruger In a survey taken several years ago, all incoming freshman at MIT were asked if they expected to graduate in the top half of their class. Ninety-seven percent responded that they did.
On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:50:17 -0600, Mike Kruger wrote:
I have one of these in my heap of possibly useful bike parts.> It's off an old Schwinn-approved set and works. No generator,> just the light. I took it off because instead of 2.4 front and> 0.6 rear, I preferred 3.0 front and a standard blinkie in the> rear.>
If the O.P. emails me at mikekr at aol dot com and agrees to> pay postage, it's his/hers.
It's mounted and I'll pull the wire and ziptie it tonight. I mounted it to the fender stays using a clamp sandwich made from some scrap sheet metal. Quick, solid, and easy.
Thanks Mike!
One more thing. Should I wait to get a 2.4w bulb for the front before I run the taillight, or will the front/rear simply be dimmer with a 3w up front?
One more thing. Should I wait to get a 2.4w bulb for the front before I> run the taillight, or will the front/rear simply be dimmer with a 3w up> front?> jpg
Wired it up and went for a pizza/beer run. Worked fantastic.
It's now upped my "lightweight" singlespeed to 25 lbs from 24.xx.
Brooks saddle, fenders, full lighting system, bell, too many spokes... err it's all about rolling resistance and friction--that's the new mantra. Weight? eh?
LOL
I love the new light~it's actually very lightweight and more importantly, very large, shiny, and classy. I must have some crow in the family as I'm drawn to its shine...
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 07:29:02 GMT, <2ZRYd.7987$oO4.4768@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, maxo <landotter@"Geemail".com>concluded: \szip>. I must have some crow in the family as I'm>drawn to its shine...
"maxo" <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote in message newsan.2005.03.13.23.15.28.184813@NOSPAMhome.se...> On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:50:17 -0600, Mike Kruger wrote:>
I have one of these in my heap of possibly useful bike
parts.> > It's off an old Schwinn-approved set and works. No generator,> > just the light. I took it off because instead of 2.4 front
0.6 rear, I preferred 3.0 front and a standard blinkie in
rear.> >
If the O.P. emails me at mikekr at aol dot com and agrees
pay postage, it's his/hers.>
It's mounted and I'll pull the wire and ziptie it tonight.
I mounted it> to the fender stays using a clamp sandwich made from some scrap sheet> metal. Quick, solid, and easy.>
Thanks Mike!>
One more thing. Should I wait to get a 2.4w bulb for the
front before I> run the taillight, or will the front/rear simply be dimmer with a 3w up> front?>
