Originally Posted by enduro
do the brake cables get in the way of the headlight beams?
No; it took some fiddling, but I dressed the cables so that they're almost totally outside of the beams. The cables catch a teensy amount of side-spill, as does the front fender and tire, but it's not even enough to cast a noticable shadow in the beam. The centers are clean.
Originally Posted by enduro
Have you considered alternate power sources?
Not seriously. I wanted to minimize the amount of money I put into this cheaper bike, so I didn't want to shell out for new generator hubs or anything like that. After coupons and with a sale, the headlights were about $63 at Nashbar!
I thought that hub generators only put out about 3-5W? I really do like the idea of not having to worry much about batteries and chargers. While my lead-acid battery is very user-friendly as far as charging goes, it sure it heavy. Since this is a commuter and not for long-haul touring or anything, the weight and runtime aren't a problem. Still, now that I think about it, even a low-power generator would be nice to run the side and rear LEDs for safety lighting in the event of main battery exhaustion.
JAB