Dynamo hubs

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frankenbike
Caught out one too many times with battery lights, I'm going dynamo.

So:
- DH-3D37 - QR, 3W, centre-lock (I'd prefer 6-bolt but I ain't willing to pay for SON or SP or whatever), 36h, €25
- I'll get a rim for like £5 - rim brake so I have both options
- spokes, call that another £5
- lights, I was looking at something like an AXA Blueline 50 as recommended in this thread (or the dynamo lights one). Will it explode if I ride for hours in the rain? Is 50 lux enough for just riding around town incl. unlit roads etc.?
- No idea what sort of light I need on the rear, help? They're pretty cheap at least
- if I could do USB charging that would be extremely useful. Do I just buy a light with USB, or buy something that goes inline between the front light and dynamo?
- what other stuff do I need to buy? I assume there's about 50 little connecting twats that I need to buy as well?
All in it's going to cost £100 (?) just so blind road users don't kill me and thieves don't steal my shit :(

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ThePeginator in reply to @frankenbike

If you’re on a budget there’s this:
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/28-front-hybrid-dynamo-wheel-id_8133890.html

Not light, but it’s uses a shimano Dynamo and I imagine with the build it would survive nuclear winter. Plus you won’t cry too much if it gets pinched/totalled.

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frankenbike in reply to @ThePeginator

I've seen those and it's a good deal, but I want a disc hub and they don't offer one. The disc version of that hub is <£25 from e.g. SJS, then the spokes will be 21p ×32 or 36, plus I can find a <500g rim for £5 probably. Will save a few hundred grams and result in a nicer ride, as Decathlon use cheapo rims and plain gauge spokes. If I'm lucky I'll get something tubeless too.

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