Son Dynamo Hub And Integrated Lights
Dynamo lights can be of following types.
Son dynamo hub and integrated lights. Schmidt builds high efficiency dynamo hubs and lights designed for longevity and ease of use. Thankfully the sondelux hub and its big brother the son 28 are so efficient that the drag is almost imperceptible. Made by wilfried schmidt maschinenbau in tübingen germany the hub is quiet and is designed to give at least 50 000 kilometers of trouble free riding between servicings. Schmidt son 28 dynamo hub us 265 schmidt edelux ii light us 176 cinq plug5 plus usb charger including buffer battery 259 289.
Son is synonymous with hub dynamo lighting of highest quality since more than 20 years. The light is always on the bike and as long as the front wheel is turning you ll have light. The metal housing is very robust and ensures good cooling of the led. Of course it s not quite free light.
Lots of light perfectly well distributed on the road. The schmidt dynamo front hub or son schmidt s original nabendynamo is extremely reliable and has almost no drag. Originally developed for the extreme demands on suspension forks and disc brakes of mountain bikes. In recent years dynamo lighting are a huge advancement over lighting powered by a battery.
Running a dynamo hub paired with powerful head and taillights ensures you will never run out of power or have to worry. A wide lightbeam evenly distributed from near to far end provides best view on dark roads. The pre eminent dynamo light on the market includes a handlebar mounted usb charging port so you can use your dynamo hub to power your smart phone or an external battery either with the light on or preferably for faster charging off. The generator is precisely adapted to the intended use and thus efficiently powers headlight rear light or any charging device.
Since the wheel is rotating it creates energy with dynamo which then acts like a generator. With unequalled bright standlight. Running even an efficient hub dynamo does add a small amount of drag while you ride your bike. Schmidt s son hub dynamos are available in versions for virtually any fork interface and type of bike allowing you to charge your lights phone or other usb devices as you ride.
The faster the wheel moves lights get more power. Luxos is the light to get if you ride where there aren t any streetlights and or if you ride at high speed. There s a few integrated dynamo lights chargers which are cost effective and elegant as they incorporate all of the electronics including a switch into the one simple unit. Elegant and reduced to the essential.
A team of 30 cycling enthusiasts with various qualifications produces hub dynamos led headlights taillights and even their own cabling technique in tübingen in the centre of the french quarter. Due to high end hub technology son hub dynamos perform with longest possible durability regardless if it s a standard hub dynamo or a special version for mountain bike folding bike or trike.