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But you shouldn't need a dynamo for LEL at all really.
Why not? I'm not only making the decision based on LEL, it seems like a useful thing overall. But for LEL I'm not particularly keen on my lights or GPS conking out in the middle of nowhere, nor on having to fight for a plug socket at one of the pitstops.
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Depends how long it takes I guess. I'm pretty sure I could get through it with a battery pack + Exposure light and a cheap rear blinky. But I already have a dyno hub.
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Why not is because they take a not insignificant part of your power: for an endurance ride it knocks the equivalent of 10W off your threshold power, which takes a lot of training to get back. And many people don't do need to do too much night riding on LEL so don't have massive power requirements, plus you have drop bags.
Depends on your objectives, though: if you are neither in a hurry nor in any risk of being out of time, it's not an issue.
hippy
frank9755
No but I had a good think about using one for the IPRW. I would have got one if they had been able to work with the Igaro. But they are just testing it now. Probably it will work with either the touring or standard models (not sport).
All the other charging options seemed inferior to the Igaro. They push you towards this Forumslader thing, but it is homemade and it is hard to work out what it is and how to go about buying it. You get the opposite of a hard sell - the guy just chats and brings out more options all the time, so you go round in circles! If it will work with the Igaro, it would be a good option.
But you shouldn't need a dynamo for LEL at all really.