Originally Posted by
CrankyOne
This was the case about 30 years ago but not with current systems unless you get the really cheap stuff. Almost all dyno systems sold today and for the past 20 or 30 years are 'stand lights' which means they stay on while you're standing still.
We've dyno systems on all of our daily use bikes. Some are hub dyno's and some are bottle dyno's. Lights are B&M, Spanninga, and Schmidt. All work quite well (and we do a lot of riding at night going to/from dinner and grocery).
Best sources:
https://www.dutchbikebits.com/lights and
Lighting systems
Yes, some are way behind the times.
A couple more great sources.
https://www.bike24.com/1.php?content...13109%5D=19240
https://en.hollandbikeshop.com/bicyc...ht-dynamo-hub/
For folks who liked the Phillips Saferide lights, Spanninga has reintroduced them in updated versions called Axendo.
http://www.spanninga.com/products/headlamps/