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Old 02-05-13, 06:46 AM
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Carcinogent
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The SON (Schmidt) is a very high quality unit with very low resistance. In a way it is the standard when it comes to hub dynamos, the only negative point being as you mentioned the price. I have it on two bikes and I have no complaints whatsoever. No personal experience with Shimano, however, here you can get a second hand used unit for very cheap.
Since reliability is your number one goal, SON is very well made and I do not foresee any problems. Honestly I have not heard a single complaint about it.
An excellent review can be found on Peter White's site here: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/schmidt.asp
He has Shimano dynohubs as well.
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/shimano3n70.asp
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