Dynamo Lights

Is the Supernova E3 the one that supplies a DC out to the tail-light? i.e. it'll only work with Supernova tail-lights?

Also can it be mounted upside down?

Yes to both

Thanks

That's definitely the neatest solution. Who wants my Money!

Beholded. And appreciated... presumably sits underneath the crown race? Details/supplier link would be excellent if you have them!

Yeah, goes under the crown race.

Those two were pull-offs from older R&Ms that have been sitting in the bottom of my toolbox for ages. There's no branding on them. Not sure who makes them, but I'm going to email R&M and see if they can give me a name.

@amey, I might be interested if @MCamb isn't!

I think they'd be a good seller (to a few internet bike dorks) if they were available!

Is dynamo light theft common place?

I recently fitted some to my bike. What are the chances they'll get nicked if I leave my bike locked in central for few hours?

No one answer this in case we jinx it!

Given I know people who've had a £9 bottle cage unscrewed and nicked, yes I imagine someone will notice your dynamo rig and have away with it at some point, including the front wheel.

[You might be lucky though]

Does anyone have any smart ideas on how to fit a dynamo light to a suspension fork?

Setup is currently B&M IQ-X so can be mounted upside down, but would love to keep it around the crown rather than off the bars.

Star nut up the bottom of the steerer tube, to enable a longish bracket to be held in there?

Heard back and the crown-race light mounts are designed by R&M. Part number is VBK0020

That is great service from R&M and from you, thank you!

Oh good idea! Will have to work out how to keep it straight without the guide part of the tool but will give it a go!

R&M being Riese and Muller?

Yeh

Super. There's an R&M dealer near work I think for me so I'll send them an email.

Having done some more thinking, I may have come up with a 'solution' to the suspension fork light issue...

Smallest King Cage USB, some Gorilla tape for padding, round the fork bridge and then use the standard B&M mount. Gets round the issue of cabling around the suspension travel but no idea how well hose clamps work on non-round fixtures. Terrible idea?

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Those King things are fairly sturdy. I don't know how well they'd match the profile of the arch. Maybe a strip of steel or a smaller P-clip might smush round it better.

You could drill it too. Check photo 3/4 of the way down here and explanation in comments https://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/across-slovakia-up-high/

I'm looking to get a cheap 'n' cheerful dynamo on my commuter/town biek.

Any suggestions for hubs and lights? Don't need to go IQX/S&P for this, just something to keep me rolling on the commute.

Is that for rim or disc brakes?

Good point, rim preferred but I don't mind an empty bolt hub/centerlock hanging around if the price is right.

Have a silver SP PV-8 hub laced to black Kinlin XR-22t. Can find photos this afternoon if you're interested. £100 posted in the UK.