Road Bike With Dynamo Lights
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![If you look carefully, you can see a piece of copper cable inside the hole](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_13_If-you-look-carefully-you-can-see-a-piece-of-copper-cable-inside-the-hole_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)
![Soldering the individual leads together and shrink wrapping them](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_17_Soldering-the-individual-leads-together-and-shrink-wrapping-them_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)
![Testing the dynamo powered lights using some quickly connected loose wires - it works!](/blog/2023-11-01_and-there-is-light/images/i_08_Testing-the-dynamo-powered-lights-using-some-quickly-connected-loose-wires-it-works_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)