The post man's been ...

[Matt]

Singletrack has landed and it's got Wildcat gear in it

[Bearbonesnorm]

Singletrack has landed and it's got Wildcat gear in it

What, free like stickers?

[Matt]

Just photos

[Mart]

This hopefully will open up new levels self sufficiency, and being not reliant on batteries

[InspiredRamblings]

This hopefully will open up new levels self sufficiency, and being not reliant on batteries

Ooh - am very interested in this. Are you going to use it to charge a battery pack, from which you then recharge your gizmos, or are you going to try to hook the gizmos up directly? If so, how...?

[Cheeky Monkey]

I really like the idea of a dynamo hub but it's not necessary* for me. Look forward to hearing how it all works out though. What light are you going to pair it with (assuming it'll be used for lights as well / instead of general power).


* this is a rare moment of self control and it has to be admitted that an awful lot of my stuff isn't really necessary

[Mart]

The plan at the moment is to set it up with something like these (not decided which yet)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kemo-M172-Bicyc ... B003JBAX8Q
or
http://www.amazon.com/LightCharge-Bicyc ... B008E9L4AE
There are others out there like e-werks etc

Basically these switch to allow power from the hub to go to lights or charging.
Had a few questions but Rob Dean pointed me in the right direction

For Charging direct to GPS / Phone / possibly headlamp. Im not planning on carring an extra battery
For Light (when funds allow) I will get an Exposure Revo
That should make me fully battery free :)

[Bearbonesnorm]

Mart did you buy the hub via somewhere in the UK or ebay?

[Mart]

You can get them from Fleabay (come from makers in Taiwan) don't know if there is any customs to pay
I got mine from SJS cycles. It was £10 more but from the UK

[InspiredRamblings]

Some interesting views on the usefulness of hub dynamos for charging various electrical gizmos with / without a buffer battery if you scroll down the comments section on this post ...

I really like the idea, I'm just not sure what setup will work best... So I'll be interested to see your experiences...

[pushbikemike]

A pyranet for the bearpaw lair. Finally arrived after custom faff. Looks good. :D

[Dan_K]

Wrt t shirt. Thanks Stu!

[Taylor]

Apparently I have a quilt from the US waiting for me at home.
Just for cheeky monkey,















No tax paid :D

[Cheeky Monkey]

Jammy barstward :twisted:

[Anthony]

2 man tent for me and the boy's first wild camp this year. Wild Country Helios 2, £103 from the inevitable F&T. Really pleased, so much so I'm thinking about selling the Laser Photon 1 and replacing it with the Terra Nova lightweight version of this; the Solar Iirc. The steep sides provide loads of space and it seems so much more stable.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Does that ^ pitch inner first Anthony?

[Anthony]

It does, pitches in couple mins max. Good pegs to boot.

[Mart]

Stans 29er ZTR Flow EX rim to build the Dynamo hub onto. Blimey its wider than I thought

[Taylor]

Got a Wiggle Joystick in the post this morning but I'm having buyers remorse at the moment.
Thinking of sending it back and saving my pennies for a Revo light/Hub.

Is the Revo worth it?

[Mart]

FF - I havent got my revo yet, but hope it lives up to expectations. Saving my pennies at the moment
Also hoping if I buy it all at seperate times that Mrs M wont notice
Im planning a review once Im up and running

[Cheeky Monkey]

I really like the look of the Revo+Use hub on Wiggle, the simplicity seems great.

However, can the Use hub take any other axle sizes e.g. QR15? Can't see any mention on Wiggle and couldn't find any other info on www after a quick search. My google-fu may be a bit carp though

[Taylor]

I've not seen a 15mm QR compatible hub yet which is what I'd be wanting so I hope somebody else has found one.

[Brothersmith]

Posty bought a 2nd hand trailstar for me :-D

Got it pitched in garden without too many difficulties. Get used in anger next week when I go backpacking with it.

[thomthumb]

15mm dyno. not cheap though.

http://www.nabendynamo.de/produkte/son_28_15_en.html

[Cheeky Monkey]

264 Euros, youch!

Better wait for the tricky down then 8-)