Comments on: The new bike http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/ stelt vast dat het niet aan de orde is Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:09:57 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: fl0 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-132146 fl0 Sat, 23 May 2009 09:54:43 +0000 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/#comment-132146 <p>Fewer parts means less risk of breaking things, and less maintenance... And it's a disadvantage in sporty rides on good roads as well, I'm told.</p> Fewer parts means less risk of breaking things, and less maintenance… And it’s a disadvantage in sporty rides on good roads as well, I’m told.

]]> By: Roel http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-132078 Roel Thu, 21 May 2009 18:13:11 +0000 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/#comment-132078 <p>I'm curious as to why you do not want any suspension? What would be the disadvantage in having it?</p> I’m curious as to why you do not want any suspension? What would be the disadvantage in having it?

]]> By: fl0 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-108827 fl0 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:50:20 +0000 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/#comment-108827 <p>Just for info: the LED lighting on this bike is not of the cheapo detachable/stealable/forgettable kind, but really bolted on.</p> Just for info: the LED lighting on this bike is not of the cheapo detachable/stealable/forgettable kind, but really bolted on.

]]> By: fl0 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-108692 fl0 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:11:47 +0000 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/#comment-108692 <p>I have intimate experience with hub dynamos, as a future blog post will hopefully show. And indeed, they are lovely.</p> <p>I'd love to charge my iPod while commuting...</p> <p>I see that the optional Bromptons hub dynamo is the Rolls Royce of hub dynamos: the SON. Indeed, impressive test metrics!</p> I have intimate experience with hub dynamos, as a future blog post will hopefully show. And indeed, they are lovely.

I’d love to charge my iPod while commuting…

I see that the optional Bromptons hub dynamo is the Rolls Royce of hub dynamos: the SON. Indeed, impressive test metrics!

]]> By: Philip Paeps http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/comment-page-1/#comment-108580 Philip Paeps Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:01:12 +0000 http://florisla.be/blog/archive/2008/10/new-bike/#comment-108580 <p>I can <em>highly</em> recommend a hub dynamo! While I was spending a lot of money on my Brompton, I decided to spend the extra on a hub dynamo too. I'll never go back to any other kind of bike lighting.</p> <p>Unlike wheel dynamos, the hub is not flaky and unlike battery-powered LED thingies, you can't forget the (attached) lights that come with a dynamo-system.</p> <p>When the lights are off, there is practically no drag from the hub. Being a geek, of course I test these things fairly thoroughly - risking life and limb to science. Coasting down a steep downhill and turning the light on was interesting proof that physics really works.</p> <p>The results of that experiment together with the graphs from the manufacturer about "drag while off" are sufficiently reassuring. :-)</p> I can highly recommend a hub dynamo! While I was spending a lot of money on my Brompton, I decided to spend the extra on a hub dynamo too. I’ll never go back to any other kind of bike lighting.

Unlike wheel dynamos, the hub is not flaky and unlike battery-powered LED thingies, you can’t forget the (attached) lights that come with a dynamo-system.

When the lights are off, there is practically no drag from the hub. Being a geek, of course I test these things fairly thoroughly – risking life and limb to science. Coasting down a steep downhill and turning the light on was interesting proof that physics really works.

The results of that experiment together with the graphs from the manufacturer about “drag while off” are sufficiently reassuring. :-)

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