Wow, that's some machine. You have a dynamo/drum brake front hub. What rear hub is that? I have the same headlight on my Bianchi Volpe. The Sanyo dynamo hub powers it.

I asked my LBS why they don't sell dynamo lights. The owner said the cost of adding them is pretty high, so not many customers want them badly enough to have them added.

The real way to bring them into the US market is to sell bikes equipped with them. Those bikes will be higher priced than bikes without lights, but the difference will be less than the cost of adding dynamo lights. The problem is that people don't understand the value ... YET.

There are changes afoot. The fraction of cyclists I see with lights is rising sharply. The fraction of cyclists using GOOD lights is also rising. Some of them have obviously spent money on the lights, so the willingness to do this is headed in the right direction. Remember, it was zero recently.

When I talk to non-bike-nuts about bikes, they mention that the bike prices they see lately are outrageous. As you know, a minimally useful bike that will be reliable is $500. To them, that's outrageous for a street bike that can do errands, etc. The reason they think it's high is that they lose track of inflation. They may remember paying $200 for a bike 30 years ago. Right, but a loaf of bread was $0.75 then, and it's $4.00 now. The bike hasn't risen faster than inflation, but they lose sight of that. If the Raleigh Sports were still being made now, it would cost $1,000. That was a seriously well build machine, with every nut and bolt made of heavy, high quality steel. Anyone who bought a Sports back in the day thinks of it as a $50 bike, because it was 50 years ago. But how long did it take to earn $50?

The willingness to pay a fully equipped commuter bike with fenders, racks, lights, and whatever will come. It's coming already. I see the signs.

The immigrant delivery bike riders used to ride department store bikes. They now ride serious bikes with battery lights. They own their own bikes, which means they have discovered that investing in a good bike saves money and keeps them on the streets reliably. There are all kinds of bike commuters now, also not bike nuts like you and I are.

The US is a tiny market for some types of bikes and bike accessories. That is changing and will change. Eventually, we might be a large market. I don't blame the makers for not pushing their dynamos and lights.

And whether or not the Philips light comes back, it doesn't matter. There are other makers, such as B&M (Germany) and Dosun (Taiwan). The B&M has all the advantages of the Philips. The Dosun doesn't seem as sophisticated, but it mounts well and seems very sturdy, perhaps sturdier than the B&M and Philips. I have one of each of these three brands.

Tail lights matter less. Some battery powered tail lights are excellent. They need less power, so keeping charged or fresh batteries in them is easy. Not so for good headlights.