Originally Posted by
solveg
No, it's a big roller that goes against the tire itself. Makes a cool sound while you're running! It mounts on that little bar right in back of the BB. Is that a chainstay, like the sanyo is?
Does the light that runs on the sides of the tires wear out the sidewalls badly?
As I look at the photo of my light, it almost look like the brand is Japanese, with the red "artists mark" in the center.
Okay...you have a
bottom bracket mount generator...just like my Giant. How is yours controlled? I have a small shifter style lever on the back of the seat tube that will allow me to start the generator while riding.
The sidewall generators can wear out a tire very quickly if they aren't adjusted properly, or you run a very narrow thinwall HP tire. They make cool little
rubber caps that supposedly will help keep the tire wear down and provide a bit of insurance against slippage in wet weather. They worked okay when I used them.
FWIW my bikes have always had lights for as long as I can remember. The first ones were nothing more than a flashlight bracket on the handlebars and they have progressed from there.
Aaron
