Electra Amsterdam Royal8 - dynamo front hub?
wrote:
On Sunday, February 10, 2008 at 5:57:49 PM UTC-6, landotter wrote:
[....]
Coming across this looking for information on updating the lights on my
Electra Amsterdam.
Electra now uses a Shimano Nexus dyno hub on the Amsterdam. However, in
a weird move, the headlight and taillight they use are Spanninga Swingo
and Pixeo, *without* standlights. Which is a real WTF choice since it
appears that Spanninga doesn't even sell them without standlights *except*
through Electra. Now trying to find replacements *with* the standlight that will ship to Oklahoma...
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/spanninga.php
There is no actual need to stick to Spanninga products, most "6V3W dyno"
lights are compatible. To improve visibility at the same time as adding
standlight function, I'd try brighter lights, and maybe wire a second,
rack-mounted taillight in parallel. It's 2017, so running a 3W hub just to
power a "10 lux" Swingo and a tiny Pixeo seems a bit ... dim.
|