getting a regular bike after my battery fails?

[kevinmccune]

A dynamo in the front wheel solves that problem.

sometimes you can find a wheel with included dynamo( had one)

 

[fooferdoggie]

A dynamo in the front wheel solves that problem.

its not a headlight that I need as I dotn ride at night so much its the blinkies and you got to turn them on and off and remember to charge them. I could run usb cables to them all the make it all easy to charge. I already have two wheelsets dont want to buy another wheel. plus I dont really want the drag.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

SRAM is now selling Quarq powermeters in the left crankarm for US$200. Variants are available depending on the bottom bracket. My brother is buying a SRAM Rival AXS E1 DUB Wide powermeter assembly, which fits his bottom bracket.

 

[RunForTheHills]

It's your choice, but the drag of the dynamo isn't noticeable and I found the convenience worth it for me. This tail light has a blinking mode and runs off a dynamo. I have been using B&M tail lights, but they don't blink.

https://www.sinewavecycles.com/prod...MmNLU5mifZItM6cTgw4mi7-AGynzR4Ll181EkteTxez_M

its not a headlight that I need as I dotn ride at night so much its the blinkies and you got to turn them on and off and remember to charge them. I could run usb cables to them all the make it all easy to charge. I already have two wheelsets dont want to buy another wheel. plus I dont really want the drag.

The drag isn't noticeable, but I understand not wanting to buy another wheel. For me, the convenience was worth it. If you change your mind in the future, you can get a blinking tail light for a dynamo. I use B&M tail lights (toplight), but they don't blink. This one from Sinewave has a blinking mode. https://www.sinewavecycles.com/prod...ZgHgb_qrb8OvsDaWqO1UgwJBjgAyqzR3oL7G_rhj2VX45

 

[fooferdoggie]

It's your choice, but the drag of the dynamo isn't noticeable and I found the convenience worth it for me. This tail light has a blinking mode and runs off a dynamo. I have been using B&M tail lights, but they don't blink.

https://www.sinewavecycles.com/prod...MmNLU5mifZItM6cTgw4mi7-AGynzR4Ll181EkteTxez_M

The drag isn't noticeable, but I understand not wanting to buy another wheel. For me, the convenience was worth it. If you change your mind in the future, you can get a blinking tail light for a dynamo. I use B&M tail lights (toplight), but they don't blink. This one from Sinewave has a blinking mode. https://www.sinewavecycles.com/prod...ZgHgb_qrb8OvsDaWqO1UgwJBjgAyqzR3oL7G_rhj2VX45

I do like the convence though.

 

[RunForTheHills]

That's embarrassing. I rewrote the post and forgot to delete the first one. I didn't mean to repeat myself.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

No quality pedal bike uses the front hub dynamo nowadays unless you're a bikepacker. LED bike lights have dominated the market.
Yes, I had a dynamo in my pedal bike a decade ago.

Out of curiosity, @RunForTheHills: Does the front hub dynamo support a thru-axle? What standard thru-axle, exactly?

 

[RunForTheHills]

No quality pedal bike uses the front hub dynamo nowadays unless you're a bikepacker. LED bike lights have dominated the market.
Yes, I had a dynamo in my pedal bike a decade ago.

Out of curiosity, @RunForTheHills: Does the front hub dynamo support a thru-axle? What standard thru-axle, exactly?

I am not sure many, if any, bikes come with a dynamo, quality or not. Brompton offers a wheel from the factory with a dynamo, but it isn't standard. It is mostly bicycle commuters that use them. You usually have to add that yourself. You can either lace a hub into your existing rim if you are comfortable with wheel building, pay someone to build a wheel (~$50-$75 labor), or buy a prebuilt wheel with the hub in it. Yes, They have models that support through axle. I don't have any bikes with through axle, so I haven't used one. It looks like they support 12mm and 15mm.

https://nabendynamo.de/en/products/hub-dynamos/for-thru-axles/

 

[RunForTheHills]

I use LED lights with my dynamo. I think all head and tail lights are LED now, even the dynamo compatible lights.