da5nsy@slrpnk.net to Buy it for Life@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agoBike lightsmessage-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareBike lightsda5nsy@slrpnk.net to Buy it for Life@slrpnk.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
Any recommendations for bike lights? They all seem to come with non-replaceable internal rechargable batteries these days 😢
minus-squaregazterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI used to be all about the dynamo, but I’ve moved away from it because it’s so much easier to just take a battery bank if you need it. That way you only occasionally carry a small amount of extra weight, vs always having to pedal against a dynamo.
minus-squareNakedmole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoA good hub dynamo has very low rolling resistance, so low that once the bike is rolling you do not notice it at all.
I used to be all about the dynamo, but I’ve moved away from it because it’s so much easier to just take a battery bank if you need it. That way you only occasionally carry a small amount of extra weight, vs always having to pedal against a dynamo.
A good hub dynamo has very low rolling resistance, so low that once the bike is rolling you do not notice it at all.