Originally Posted by
TransitBiker
I am never doing battery lights ever again. The headlamp on the uptown is like 4x my old battery light and that one was not a brand x piece of crap and i used it for many years and loved it. The SE has a fine front wheel, so after more thought, i'd probably just do the dyno brake hub with same rim and new spokes. Then i'd have a second set of tires for winter riding. Since the SE all ready has a rear coaster brake and the 3 speed hub, it'll all be enclosed and all i'd need to winterize it fully is a chaincase. Basically if my uptown is the pickup truck with all season tires, the SE would be my manual shift hatchback with all season and winter tires. When i'm done both will have rack, both will have fenders, both will have dyno lights, both will have internal rear hubs, and both will be used to minimize wear on one.
First, there is no need to get testy. You have mentioned many times how strapped you are for funds. Generator lights and the associated equipment cost a whole lot more than battery lights and having to equip multiple bikes increases that cost by the number of bikes you have. At, roughly, $200 per generator set up, that's a lot of money to have invested in
one bike. It's a whole lot to have invested in
two bikes if you are short on funds. It's your money but you are also the one who complains about not having money.
Additionally, the lights I was suggesting aren't "piece[s] of crap". My current lights have been working flawlessly for 3 winters now. Not a bad deal for $90 (3 x $30).
Originally Posted by
TransitBiker
The SE will get the added front brake because it will be the one getting the winter/studded tires on. Does that make more sense to you now? Putting studded or simply more grippy treaded tires on a v brake wheel makes no sense to me, as it can get iced up (and has). So hopefully now you understand my reasoning behind not only the dyno drum brake but the plan for if/when i get the SE. It isn't just to have a second bike, it's to have a bike which is more capable and simpler and lighter than the uptown especially on icy/snowpacked days.
No, it doesn't make sense to
me. But it makes sense to you. A v-brake (or any rim brake) has been perfectly serviceable for me through 35 winter commutes and I've never had a problem with them icing up...even in 10"+ of snow. But you do what you think is best for you. I'm not trying to stop you but I am trying to present you with alternatives that won't cost you as much. Excuse me for trying to help.
Originally Posted by
TransitBiker
Another thing is that my uptown's dyno hub is making noises ive been told it shouldn't be, so it may need replacing...... if it is replaced why not just replace it with a hub that has a brake in it, that way if the v brake ices up i can still stop without grinding the rim into dust.
So now you are going to need
three dyno wheels? That's the major part of the cost of a generator system.
I'm also confused. Are you going to run some kind of dual brake system so that you have a drum brake
and a v-brake? Dual cable systems for brakes with different leverages are difficult to set up. It can be done but braking is going to be limited by the weakest brake. It would be better to pick one or the other. You don't really need both.