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Old December 7th 17, 05:36 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Frank Krygowski[_4_]
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On 12/7/2017 2:20 AM, sms wrote:
On 12/6/2017 7:00 PM, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 06:46:01 -0800, sms
wrote:
Yes. The trade-off needs to be made. I'm sure we'd all run out and buy
a dynamo light if it was possible to build one that was adequate for
the riding conditions we experience. Unfortunately it isn't yet
possible to build such a dynamo light.


Good grief, Steven.Â* What bull**** you spout.Â* There are people around
the world riding pefectly contentedly all night long on bikes with
dynamo lights- and have been for decades, even before the advancements
of LEDs and computer designed mirrors and lenses.

Now, for some reason *you* don't find those satisfactory.Â* That's fine.
But that's about you and your preferences, not about the lights
themselves.


No, it's not about *me*. I don't pretend to know what's best for
everyone else, nor do I dismiss the needs of of others simply because I
don't have the same needs.


So you say, but that's not the behavior we've seen from you.

By the same token, I do recognize that
cycling conditions vary by location in terms of traffic, street
lighting, road conditions, terrain, driver quality, and infrastructure.
These are real differences, and anytime someone proclaims that "dark is
dark, it's the same everywhere," it's clear that they have not thought
things through. Lighting needs vary based on all of these factors.


I'm certain that conditions do vary. But in the past, you've often made
blanket statements about dyno lights in general and StVZO lights in
particular, based only on your own imagination. Upthread you claimed it
was impossible to build a dyno light for the conditions "we" (which I
assume is people in this discussion group) experience.

At least in the U.S., people have NOT been riding perfectly contentedly
all night with dynamo lights, at least not very many. Dynamo lights have
never been popular here. You could probably count the number of shops in
the U.S. that sell dynamo lights and wheels on two hands and two feet.


That's not because of any inadequacy of dyno lights. That's because the
U.S. has never seen much practical use of bicycles, and almost no use of
bikes at night. Historically, Americans have used cars for everything as
soon as they could afford a car.

So in America, bikes are mostly toys or fitness equipment, and even most
enthusiasts never use their bike for anything practical. Those who spend
an extra couple thousand dollars to get a bike that's a pound lighter
refuse to budget a pound for a trouble-free lighting system. They're
afraid to ride at night anyway. And telling people they need 1000 lumens
doesn't help that situation.

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