n4zou

Anyone tried a Pioneer e-light generator here? I ran across it on https://www.abs-sports.com/
Works like a hub dynamo but slips over the axel and is driven from the spokes so you don’t need to build up a new wheel around a hub dynamo.

n4zou

I've found out this is a Pioneer ELS-100. Here is a review translated from German via Yahoo.
https://translate.google.com/translat...ial%26hs%3DVIY

I am going to order one after new year when everything has calmed down in the retail and shipping industries.

hotbike

Is it 6 volt (the standard for bicycle dynamos) or 12 volt (so it might power a Pioneer car stereo) ?

MI7D1

Hey n4zou did you ever order one? If you did what is your opinion. I have a trike with single side mount front wheels and a tail fairing. It isn't possible for me to use a bottle or hub dynamo. Perhaps a bottom bracket dynamo but I live in very rainy area and question slippage.

n4zou

I never did. I found out that the drag with lights off is not much less than with lights on. The drag is less than a bottle or BB type dynamo but more than quality hub dynamos. If I were going to be using it on a commuting bike I would go for one. For my touring bike; no. I use a bottle type dynamo on it so there is no drag at all when disengaged. Considering your wet situation I would go for a real hub dynamo. Of course on the plus side for the Pioneer dynamo it will crank out 770mA! Using a high power LED such as a Cree or SSC you could easily equal the light output of a 20 watt MR-16 halogen light.

MI7D1

Thanks for the reply. Sadly I can't use a hub dynamo, unless I can find one in a rear hub.