Installing a Dynamo On Your Road Bike
How Dynamo Lights Changed My Cycling Experience
Nov. 1, 2023 - Willem L. Middelkoop
The darker days are here in the northern hemisphere, and so is the need for good lights on your bike. Although battery powered lights can do the job, you need to keep them charged. I wanted a light system on my road bike that just works. Read along for some light in the darkness!
Continue reading![The tail light mounted to my seat post with its cable going inside the seat post](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_16_The-tail-light-mounted-to-my-seat-post-with-its-cable-going-inside-the-seat-post_500px.jpg)
![The head light is fitted on my front brake calliper - to keep my handle bar free for some future bike packing adventures](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_20_The-head-light-is-fitted-on-my-front-brake-calliper-to-keep-my-handle-bar-free-for-some-future-bike-_500px.jpg)
![Welcome to the dark (country) side... where street lights are a rare sight](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_00_Welcome-to-the-dark-country-side-where-street-lights-are-a-rare-sight_500px.jpg)
![Temporarily soldering the actual cables to a copper guiding cable to enable pulling it through the bike frame](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_15_Temporarily-soldering-the-actual-cables-to-a-copper-guiding-cable-to-enable-pulling-it-through-the-b_500px.jpg)
![The high beam function becomes available from 20KM/h and allows you to illuminate the road much further ahead (if traffic permits)](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_06_The-high-beam-function-becomes-available-from-20KM-h-and-allows-you-to-illuminate-the-road-much-furt_500px.jpg)
![Pictures from the SON factory in Tübingen, Germany - they're serious about doing it the right way](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_02_Pictures-from-the-SON-factory-in-Tubingen-Germany-they-re-serious-about-doing-it-the-right-way_500px.jpg)