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Old 12-27-09 | 03:33 PM
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tatfiend
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Bikes: Civia Hyland Rohloff, Swobo Dixon, Colnago, Univega

It is also perfectly possible to take many of the old lights and inexpensively convert them to LED for greater output for those with some familiarity with electronics who want more light from the old Dynamo headlights. One big advantage of most of the commercial LED dynamo lights is that they have a "Standlight" that gives some light when stopped. Sturmey Archer made a D cell battery holder, which held 3 or 4 cells, for the same purpose that was used by Raleigh and other British makers on some of their hub dynamo bikes.
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Gear Hubs Owned: Rohloff disc brake, SRAM iM9 disc brake, SRAM P5 freewheel, Sachs Torpedo 3 speed freewheel, NuVinci CVT, Shimano Alfine SG S-501, Sturmey Archer S5-2 Alloy. Other: 83 Colnago Super Record, Univega Via De Oro

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