Originally Posted by
cyccommute
And, if I don't need the lights, it's pretty easy to strip the light system completely off a bike with a battery system. Not as easy with a dyno...plus you'll need
another wheelset
I see your point here, but I find that on my dyno-equipped bikes (one touring/commuter/utility/all-terrain, one distance) I never feel the need to remove the lights. A buddy of mine set up his distance bike with two front wheels, one dyno-hub-based and the other a standard hub. He never uses the standard one as he found there isn't much difference between the two performance-wise.
Always having light-capacity can also be a plus as I've found myself caught in instances where I am out later than expected, and was glad to have my lights with me.
Of course, as with saddles, we all have our preferences and solutions for what works best for us.