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@Petteri
So the Addict R1 needs wirey bits.
Dotwatching is bad for the wallet. Skinny, Hippy, Samuli, Carlos (ex-clubmate) et al, I hope you´re pleased with yourselves. I´ll be having a word with you lot in the Grote Markt in Geraardsbergen in a couple of years´time.
Anyway, I have two questions.
1) I will, at least for now, be using a big saddlebag like I do on the London Road (fat-tyre allroad bikepacking setup). What´s the word on seatstay-mounted lights? I don´t mind replacing batteries or charging taillights and would like less rather than more wiring, but if there´s a superior generator-powered, seatstay-mounted taillight out there, that´s no deal-breaker.
2) I run an E-Werk on the London Road and have been happy with it. Is dropping the extra cash (Cycle Basar have the E-Werk for 85 euros) on a Sinewave worth it for powering a largish-screened smartphone? I´ll build a wheel around an SV-8 and fit an IQ-X and charge a Moto G4 or G3. The E-Werk, powered by an XT hub and wired with an Edelux II, charges the latter like a boss even while running Osmand and lights but only trickles the former at 25kph with lights off. Would a Sinewave pull it off?
2) Will running a headlight only (as in without a generator-powered taillight) result in any noticeable improvement in front light and/or charging output?