Originally Posted by
RubeRad
Bottom line, dynamo systems cost more than battery systems, and put out less light, but are more reliable and convenient than keeping track of battery charging. So it all depends on how much you value raw output, and how onerous you find recharging.
You pretty much summarized it.
Originally Posted by
RubeRad
Some day dynamo tech will probably get to a point where output is not an issue; then it just becomes a question of the value of liberating yourself from batteries, which will still be a personal judgment. So the lighting wars will continue, ad infinitum.
For many many people, myself included, it's already reached that point when they came out with the Cyo. The Cyo Premium / Schmidt Edelux II are just even better in lighting up a wider area.
However, the other poster makes a good point about how different people's eye might be handling their ability to see at night with less light differently. On the other hand, I see a huge number of people biking around town at night with no lights whatsoever, or a tiny just "to be seen" light.
There's a point where the amount of light put out is sufficient, and a point where more light does absolutely nothing or is even a drawback.
Originally Posted by
RubeRad
So the lighting wars will continue, ad infinitum.
Eh, in my experience it's like carbon vs steel, or records vs cd's vs mp3's, or mtn vs road shoes. At some point the reasonable people get tired of the pointless debate, and then with no one to listen the argumentative find themselves bored on the topic as well.