Where to order a SON

"Brendan Halpin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Where best to order a SON hub dynamo?

And would it be asking for trouble to use the opportunity to learn
wheel-building?

Front wheels are easier than rears - no dish, and even if you do make them a
bit weak they get much less load. So I'd say it's an ideal way to learn.

(SJSC disagreed with me, and charged me to tell me the spoke lengths I
wanted when I was buying hub, spokes and rim off them. Oh - and an entire
other bike too. Grr...)

cheers,
clive

Brendan Halpin said:

Where best to order a SON hub dynamo?

Googling gets me SJS cycles, Kinetics, and one or two others in UK, and a raft
of recumbent and Brompton dealers. Any Eurozone sites to save the
currency exchange costs? site:.nl swamps me in ligfiets sites.

http://www.nabendynamo.de/

Click on "Kauf" (Purchase).

Ta,

-Alex

Brendan Halpin ([email hidden]) wrote:
: Where best to order a SON hub dynamo?

: Googling gets me SJS cycles, Kinetics, and one or two others in UK, and a raft
: of recumbent and Brompton dealers. Any Eurozone sites to save the
: currency exchange costs? site:.nl swamps me in ligfiets sites.

Bikeplus have them:
http://www.bikeplus.co.uk/

"Schmidt" in the left hand menu.

Their price is 110 GBP, which seems quite similar to the 159 EUR
RRP that Schmidt quote on their website:
http://www.nabendynamo.de/preis.htm

m.

Clive George said:

"Brendan Halpin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Where best to order a SON hub dynamo?

And would it be asking for trouble to use the opportunity to learn
wheel-building?

Front wheels are easier than rears - no dish, and even if you do
make them a bit weak they get much less load. So I'd say it's an
ideal way to learn.

That opens up a whole new can of worms! Something to do as the
evenings draw in... Sheldon's calculator helps on the spoke size
(circa 284mm IIRC), but how to choose a rim? Any suggestions for a
good rim (mostly commuting+touring)?

Brendan
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I am still happy to plug the Sputnik (?Rigida/Alesi) sold by Spa Cycles
Harrogate for £15 a time. I think they quote good reviews from the
mags (bomb proof......) - but then they would, woukln't they ? They
also tend to specialise in the silly things that tourers want. And they
are good on the phone.

And I'd also second the idea of building the wheel yourself - so
satisfying when what was ridiculously weak/floppy and wobbly gradually
becomes strong round and true. Take it slowly and keep tweaking by
small amounts......... I did my Shimano dynohub the day before the
Dunwich dynamo,

Tim

Brendan Halpin said:

Clive George said:

"Brendan Halpin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Where best to order a SON hub dynamo?

And would it be asking for trouble to use the opportunity to learn
wheel-building?

Front wheels are easier than rears - no dish, and even if you do
make them a bit weak they get much less load. So I'd say it's an
ideal way to learn.

That opens up a whole new can of worms! Something to do as the
evenings draw in... Sheldon's calculator helps on the spoke size
(circa 284mm IIRC), but how to choose a rim? Any suggestions for a
good rim (mostly commuting+touring)?

Brendan
--
Brendan Halpin, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Ireland
Tel: w +353-61-213147 f +353-61-202569 h +353-61-338562; Room F2-025 x 3147
[email hidden] http://www.ul.ie/sociology/brendan.halpin.html

Quoted message said:

I am still happy to plug the Sputnik (?Rigida/Alesi) sold by Spa Cycles
Harrogate for £15 a time. I think they quote good reviews from the
mags (bomb proof......) - but then they would, woukln't they ? They
also tend to specialise in the silly things that tourers want. And they
are good on the phone.

Spa sell both the Sputnik and the Chrina, both by Rigida. I can vouch
for the fact that the Chrina is a good, tough rim, and that Spa's mail
order service is excellent. The Sputnik (690g) is heavier and wider
than the Chrina (510g), taking tyres from 28-51mm. The Chrina takes
18-28mm and makes a very good Audax/commuting rim, if on the heavy
side. For comparison a Mavic Open Pro at more than twice the price is
425g.

--
Dave...

Brendan Halpin said:

Where best to order a SON hub dynamo?

Googling gets me SJS cycles, Kinetics, and one or two others in UK, and a raft
of recumbent and Brompton dealers. Any Eurozone sites to save the
currency exchange costs? site:.nl swamps me in ligfiets sites.

And would it be asking for trouble to use the opportunity to learn
wheel-building?

Brendan
--
Brendan Halpin, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Ireland
Tel: w +353-61-213147 f +353-61-202569 h +353-61-338562; Room F2-025 x 3147
[email hidden] http://www.ul.ie/sociology/brendan.halpin.html

I got mine from Kinetics. Thought it best to buy from one of the two
importers and I prefer not to do business with SJSC. Kinetics were a
pleasure to deal with and they have a good relationship with Herr
Schmidt.

MSeries said:

I got mine from Kinetics. Thought it best to buy from one of the two
importers and I prefer not to do business with SJSC. Kinetics were a
pleasure to deal with and they have a good relationship with Herr
Schmidt.

I remember you tellin' me you got a free page of a German newspaper
wrapped around the hub.....

"Brendan Halpin" <[email hidden]> a écrit:

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Eurozone sites to save the currency exchange costs?

I bought mine a few years ago from:

http://www.bike-components.de/

Rose Versand, who didn't stock them at the time, now do.

http://www.roseversand.de

Both also sell a good range of spokes and nipples, as well as lamps,
cabling, etc.

I'll second Tim's praise for the Sputnik rim, in 26" and 700c.

James Thomson

James Thomson ([email hidden]) wrote:

: Rose Versand, who didn't stock them at the time, now do.

: http://www.roseversand.de

Well, for 179 EUR, a whopping 20 EUR above the suggested retail price,
and more than the equivalent of 110 GBP that you pay at bikeplus it
seems.

"Marianne Promberger" <[email hidden]> a écrit:

Quoted message said:

James Thomson ([email hidden]) wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Rose Versand, who didn't stock them at the time, now do.

Quoted message said:

http://www.roseversand.de

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Well, for 179 EUR, a whopping 20 EUR above the suggested retail price,

It seems that they only stock the black anodised version, for which the
Schmidt site lists a retail price of 179 EUR.

Quoted message said:

and more than the equivalent of 110 GBP that you pay at bikeplus
it seems.

Bikeplus seem to stock only the silver model. The bike-components.de price
is 143 EUR.

Bikeplus is a UK (GBP) site: Brendan is in Ireland, and asked for a Eurozone
supplier.

James Thomson

James Thomson said:

Bikeplus seem to stock only the silver model. The bike-components.de price
is 143 EUR.

Bikeplus is a UK (GBP) site: Brendan is in Ireland, and asked for a Eurozone
supplier.

Yes, bike-components.de seems like the best option, even without
the (small) foreign exchange costs GBP would involve. Now to figure
out where to get the rim and spokes (and whether nipples come with
the spokes, hard to ascertain from the web!).

My grandfather taught me how to fix buckles, with a spoke key he
had made from a large washer with a notch cut in it. Haven't had to
use that knowledge much in recent years (thankfully, rock solid
wheels on my bike, still true after 15000km plus).

Thanks for all the suggestions,

Brendan
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Brendan Halpin, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Ireland
Tel: w +353-61-213147 f +353-61-202569 h +353-61-338562; Room F2-025 x 3147
[email hidden] http://www.ul.ie/sociology/brendan.halpin.html

James Thomson ([email hidden]) wrote:
: "Marianne Promberger" <[email hidden]> a écrit:

: > James Thomson ([email hidden]) wrote:

: > > Rose Versand, who didn't stock them at the time, now do.
: >
: > > http://www.roseversand.de

: > Well, for 179 EUR, a whopping 20 EUR above the suggested retail price,

: It seems that they only stock the black anodised version, for which the
: Schmidt site lists a retail price of 179 EUR.

: > and more than the equivalent of 110 GBP that you pay at bikeplus
: > it seems.

: Bikeplus seem to stock only the silver model. The bike-components.de price
: is 143 EUR.

Oops, missed that.

: Bikeplus is a UK (GBP) site: Brendan is in Ireland, and asked for a Eurozone
: supplier.

Oops, missed the Ireland bit as well.

m.