Originally posted by Tom_The_Bikeman
Hi again Ivana,
whence the name? Also...where are you from?
>The SON only powers the front light, and if I can
>help it, it uses a 3W bulb, not a 2,4W (the >rear >light typically has 0,6W, hence the difference).
Wow. I've got a D-TOPLIGHT PLUS rear light, but this doesn't pull much juice, although it's pretty bright.
That's like having a need to visit the library. <g> I've gotta get my fingers on a 3 W bulb meself.
>My next bike will have a Schmidt as well, but now >2 lights.. the Dutch importer will do the wiring >for me, as I'm too
>lazy to figure it out myself.
Yeah, I've been dreaming of a bike with fenders, some suspension, yet fast fast fast. Lotsa light w/o the necessity of having to worry about cables would be grand as well.
Cheers,
Tom
Fietser is Dutch. My Dutch name is different (Yvonne), which is OK in French (obviously) and Dutch/German, but sounds horrible in English, so that's why it was changed to Ivana. It's also an easier name in Esperanto, which is my 3rd or 4th language after English & German. This is also shown underneath my name to the left.
the reason for not having a rear light powered by the dynamo is that the wiring is much, much cleaner.. there are frequent problems with rear lights powered from a dynamo on ANY bicycle.
As soon as the 0,6W bulb blows, the front one will go as well from overpowering.
However, the German (and perhaps also the Swiss) laws are anally retentive about allowing a 3W bulb, so these bulbs may be made in Germany, but only exported! It's a Philips 3W bulb by the way.
Any bike with so much stuff: fenders, suspension, racks, lights adds weight to a bike.. it's either comfort or speed, not both!
Ivana