Installing a Dynamo On Your Road Bike
How I Upgraded to a Dynamo Lighting System
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![Once the bottom bracket was removed, I was able to see the holes inside the bike frame.](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_12_Once-the-bottom-bracket-was-removed-I-was-able-to-see-the-holes-inside-the-bike-frame_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)
![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)
![The resulting shrink wrapped connection is both functional and durable](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_18_The-resulting-shrink-wrapped-connection-is-both-functional-and-durable_500px.jpg)
![Van der Schaft tweewielers in Uithoorn](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_03_Van-der-Schaft-tweewielers-in-Uithoorn_500px.jpg)
![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)