Originally Posted by
jar351
From what little I've read, LED seem like the way to go. I'll be sure to peruse the commuter forum for more opinions.
GO LED!!!
I have 6 bikes with generator hubs, 2 with bottom bracket generators and 3 with sidewall generators. Dyno hubs rock, even the 40+ year old Sturmey Archer (which don't put out 3 watts, more like 1.6 watts) I use a variety of lights, but use LED's on the bikes that I have to ride at night.
The best LED lights for the buck IMHO are from B&M. The least expensive is the
Lumotec Lyt ~$45usd. LED's don't have to have the tail light wired in like the halogens do. Supposedly it will shorten the life of the LED some, but no one has stated by how much.
All dyno hubs are going to feel a bit notchy when they are spun by hand, even on the bike. Some like the SON it is not as obvious. But for the price of a SON you can buy about 5 Sanyos. Nothing against the SON it is a great hub and there are many applications where it makes sense. For a commuter for shorter distances the Shimano or Sanyo is the way to go.
Aaron
