fooferdoggie
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I carry a charging cable for any device we have and the battery doubles as power for extra running lights in winter. Now that our iPhones have MagSafe a stick on charger will be easier than cable.
We carry tools and tubes and first Aid but what about this?
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indianajo
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Instead I carry 2 headlights & 2 taillights. I use one. I use the rechargeables and the backup is AAA or coin cell powered. I can measure the separate cells with a DVM. The rechargeable battery state is a big mystery. The cellphone is for accidents only. No GPS no map functions no internet access. I hate buying things from **** and this phone cost $62 three years ago. Rechargeable headlight cost $42 two years ago the coin cell headlight $10 five years ago. The taillights are $12. I've found AAA batteries from POL.
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fooferdoggie
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your primitive bike has bike powered lights front and back and I have a gamin radar on back for a second light. and Used to have a flashing headlight but now we have lumos helmets sp lights f light. then in winter for fun add led strips to the frame. had a monkey light on the wheel but I think it is dead.
mschwett
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yesterday i wished i had carried a di2 charging cable and battery pack with me … hadn’t charged the derailleur battery in about 600 miles and halfway through a 60 mile ride, the FD stopped shifting. d’oh
spent the last 30 miles in the small ring up front (36t) with the two smallest cogs locked out because i set it up to prevent cross chaining lol.
spent the last 30 miles in the small ring up front (36t) with the two smallest cogs locked out because i set it up to prevent cross chaining lol.
fooferdoggie
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yep I would have had one if I had that system I learned running out of juice is easy to avoid these days. of course I had removed the battery as our tandem sat for months and my watch died and the battery was at the house.
Mike TowpathTraveler
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Prior to the Haibike FFS, I had already installed and run Schmidt SON28 dyno hubs on my Trek Soho DL and Specialized Fatboy. And long before those 2 bikes, I used to run a Classic Niterider with lead acid battery and a separate fixed/flashing rear battery powered tail light.
All for the idea that drives this thread; you never know when you are going to be caught out late at sundown & beyond for whatever reasons in and out of your control.
The added benefit of a Daytime running light, front and rear is that I really believe it helps alert oncoming drivers coming up on you to your presence.
The SON28 dyno hub is free juice. Nothing is taken from the main battery, it's all reserved for powering the motor. And as proven in this thread, you will never run out of power with a dynohub as long as the front wheel is spinning. Drag? Never has been an issue for me on all three bikes. Expensive, for sure. But anything worth putting on your bikes is always worth it in the short and long run.
Mounted on the front rack, Schmidt Edelux II. Anodized aluminum housing, glass lens, not plastic.
Those crazy Germans sure know how to design a reflector that focuses the light beam just like a modern HID lighted car, with a sharp cut off at the top. It also allows for tiny LED's to shine on that reflector and throw out 100 lux. Not a flame thrower like alot of other lights, but it does a nice job on the trail and roadways.
Schmidt SON tail light. The front and rear lights provide light for about 5 minutes when stopped. Great for at lighted intersections or what have you. German traffic laws do not allow for a flashing red rear light as we see on most every US bike with a tail light. This is a fixed, bright red. I had a local bike shop relace the front rim to the new dyno hub, but I wired it up, putting the rear wire run to the tail light into the frame using the H-Bike entrance and exit pathways for the shift cable and rear brake hose. Dyno hub wiring and the specific terminals and connectors are smaller then what you will find at Autozone and they require care in crimping & applying shrink wrap, but it's very doable by any home bike mechanic.
Finally, that dyno hub has the capability to charge your cell phone or mp3 player or small battery cache, using the correct power control/voltage interfaces that are out there. I have the Busch & Muller E-Werk but have never had a chance to use it.
All for the idea that drives this thread; you never know when you are going to be caught out late at sundown & beyond for whatever reasons in and out of your control.
The added benefit of a Daytime running light, front and rear is that I really believe it helps alert oncoming drivers coming up on you to your presence.
The SON28 dyno hub is free juice. Nothing is taken from the main battery, it's all reserved for powering the motor. And as proven in this thread, you will never run out of power with a dynohub as long as the front wheel is spinning. Drag? Never has been an issue for me on all three bikes. Expensive, for sure. But anything worth putting on your bikes is always worth it in the short and long run.
Mounted on the front rack, Schmidt Edelux II. Anodized aluminum housing, glass lens, not plastic.
Those crazy Germans sure know how to design a reflector that focuses the light beam just like a modern HID lighted car, with a sharp cut off at the top. It also allows for tiny LED's to shine on that reflector and throw out 100 lux. Not a flame thrower like alot of other lights, but it does a nice job on the trail and roadways.
Schmidt SON tail light. The front and rear lights provide light for about 5 minutes when stopped. Great for at lighted intersections or what have you. German traffic laws do not allow for a flashing red rear light as we see on most every US bike with a tail light. This is a fixed, bright red. I had a local bike shop relace the front rim to the new dyno hub, but I wired it up, putting the rear wire run to the tail light into the frame using the H-Bike entrance and exit pathways for the shift cable and rear brake hose. Dyno hub wiring and the specific terminals and connectors are smaller then what you will find at Autozone and they require care in crimping & applying shrink wrap, but it's very doable by any home bike mechanic.
Finally, that dyno hub has the capability to charge your cell phone or mp3 player or small battery cache, using the correct power control/voltage interfaces that are out there. I have the Busch & Muller E-Werk but have never had a chance to use it.
mschwett
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