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bootlooped • today at 3:10 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

An exception is bikepackers, who may prize reliability and runtime over brightness and weight. But then the dynamo we're talking about is $200-$400 and that's not including the light.


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implements • today at 3:49 PM

Though you can get Shimano Dynohubs pretty cheaply:

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/hubs-front/shimano-nexus-dhc3000...

Dynohub history rabbit hole for those interested:

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/dynohubs.html

cubefox • today at 4:07 PM

> An exception is bikepackers, who may prize reliability and runtime over brightness and weight. But then the dynamo we're talking about is $200-$400 and that's not including the light.

No, it's about a tenth of that, light included.

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