As where you are has little rainfall , the hydroplaning may not be an issue..
NV Great Basin, generalization, Ski resorts are a tiny % of the state ..
I have Schwalbe Marathon Plus 406 tires, they have a narrow strip on the side
with texture to help Bottle dynamos.
Its wet too often Here so I went with hub dynamos..
I had an Older Brompton with a bottle dynamo, I quit using it. and just fit battery powered lights..
the drum just went zzzzz as it sat against the dynamo track, not turning, because of the water.
FWIW, B&M bottle dynamos offer the option of a rubber or Wire brush wheel.
Last edited by fietsbob; 12-04-12 at 03:57 PM.