Originally Posted by
crhilton
Generators?
Why do they add cost to these bikes with those ridiculous generators that snap into place. The only good generator I've heard of was a German made hub which supposedly shuts itself off when there's no power draw (I don't know what its called and don't have any clue how it does that, sorry -- heresay).
Just put a $50 headlight with batteries on it. If you want to be eco-friendly include a $30 set of rechargeable batteries and a charger. Recommend that they carry an extra set of batteries
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1. I've read that in Germany it's required by law that non-race bikes come with a generator hub and light.
2. I would have thought the same dang thing, but then I saw pics of modern LED generator lights. There's no way your $50 battery light puts out this much light. Take a look:
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/headlights.asp
