Best Tyre/dynamo combination?

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Anyone have any opinion which is the best dynamo/commuting 700C tyre combination for avoiding
dynamo slippage? (I know that a hub dynamo would solve it all).

You got it - a hub dynamo is the only proven method. The Shimano Nexus is cheap, robust and works
well - a no-brainer if you ask me. But by implication you didn't ;-)

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Anyone have any opinion which is the best dynamo/commuting 700C tyre combination for avoiding
dynamo slippage? (I know that a hub dynamo would solve it all). Thanks for any opinions.

Yup - you might need a 'Dynamo Hat' - these are little rubber or soft plastic covers that fit over
the hard metal or plastic dynamo wheel - they do wear out eventually, (though they seem to last a
surprisingly long time) but anyway they only cost about 15 to 20 pence, and save wear on the tyre
and grip **much** better - they make a bottle dynamo work in any weather - I was going to build a
wheel around a hub dynamo until I heard of these.

Beacon Cycles, Loughborough (in the phone book) is where I got mine.

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I'm a great fan of dynamos - virtually fit & forget lighting. But aaaargh.... slippage in dank
greasy foggy conditions again, just when you need it the most causing the light to flicker.

My tyres are 700C Conti Top Touring 2000 and the dynamo is a Nordlicht 2000 with the metal roller
well aligned.

Anyone have any opinion which is the best dynamo/commuting 700C tyre combination for avoiding
dynamo slippage? (I know that a hub dynamo would solve it all).

Have you tired the rubber cap you can (apparently get) get for the Nordlicht?

FWIW I run an AXA dynamo on a Top Touring tyre with no problem

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Chris French, Leeds

PD said:

Anyone have any opinion which is the best dynamo/commuting 700C tyre combination for avoiding
dynamo slippage? (I know that a hub dynamo would solve it all). Thanks for any opinions.

I've got two bicycles with SON hub dynamos. What more can I tell you, you already seem to know
the answer!

Simon

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Anyone have any opinion which is the best dynamo/commuting 700C tyre combination for avoiding
dynamo slippage? (I know that a hub dynamo

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solve it all).

You got it - a hub dynamo is the only proven method. The Shimano Nexus is cheap, robust and works
well - a no-brainer if you ask me. But by implication you didn't ;-)

Seconded. My dyno hubs have been the most reliable lights I've ever had.

(b+m with wire wheel + schwalbe marathon tyre? won't slip, but must be careful with angles,
otherwise it will destroy the tyre)

cheers, clive

I have used a Nordlich with the (replacement) larger rubber roller with a variety of tyres and had
little slippage problem. (sorry if this is not well formatted - temp use of aol.)

Paul Luton

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:45:57 -0000, "PD" <[email hidden]> wrote:

🙂I'm a great fan of dynamos - virtually fit & forget lighting. But )aaaargh.... slippage in dank
:greasy foggy conditions again, just when you )need it the most causing the light to flicker. ) )My
:tyres are 700C Conti Top Touring 2000 and the dynamo is a Nordlicht )2000 with the metal roller
:well aligned.

Tyre seems fine, and likely dynamo. I assume it turns "freely" ?

The other thing to watch is that when it's not rolling on the tyre, that it's not too far from the
tyre. If it is, then perhaps there's not enough spring pressure left to hold it firmly against the
tyre wall.
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Comm again, Mike.

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:21:07 +0000, chris French
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🙂 )Have you tired the rubber cap you can (apparently get) get for the )Nordlicht?

I wonder if a rubber band would do ? !

🙂 )FWIW I run an AXA dynamo on a Top Touring tyre with no problem

AXAiq on Brompton - no probs, wet or dry. Basta with smooth wheel !!!!???? slips a bit in the wet on
the other bike. LBS supplied(FOC) another Basta with fluted wheel but as I don't use the bike tha
much, I haven't got round to fitting it yet !
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Comm again, Mike.