Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,338
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I don't need all my bikes to be equipped the same. The three bikes that I use the most are also the bikes I am most likely to need lights on, so they have dynamo lights. One of them has an annoying sidewall dynamo, so it's really just an emergency system. I have battery powered lights for the bikes I prefer to keep lightweight. I move the lights between those bikes as needed. This approach lets me balance performance (which I perceive to be superior with dynamo lighting) and cost.