For extra light when needed, I bought a cheap $15 dynamo kit that rubs on bike tire. It comes with a crappy dim incandescent 💡 bulb. So I took the led out of a free standard 🔦 flashlight and mounted it into the headlight fixture. I use a rechargeable clip on handlebar bicycle 🚲 light and when I need brights 🔆 I put the generator head on the front tire.
Dynamo kits were always interesting to me, especially on "normal" bicycles, however I've read stories about using dynamo kits on MBs and people just burning them out. This seemed to be the best course of action without needing anything from the bike or engine other than mounting the light
@@MikeNBikes I think mine is 6V I should have got the 12V. ..I've used it quite a bit at high speeds & still works. I had to wrap some silicon rubber tape around the head to get it to grip tire & not slip. They sell 6v & 12v e10 led bulbs that thread in but they're like $10 for 1 or 2. I don't use the rear dynamo light so front light has more power & use flashing rechargeable tail light. I found one for only $2 on ebay. The combination of led dynamo headlight & clamp on rechargeable headlight. Gives me a bight enough lights to ride 30mph on a dark country roads. I seen a USB phone charger dynamo attachment box. I'm gonna make or buy. I could also use it to recharge my headlight & tailight. Also gonna buy a folding phone 📱 charging solar panel u can clip on backpack so. I'll have plenty of day or night charging. I'm really wanting to build an electric velomobile AKA fully enclosed electric recumbent trike. Basically a mini electric car or mini motorhome. Stretch the recumbent trike so it's longer & make a seat that can lay flat so it can be a sleeping pod. Bring bike trail for road trip. I have a bunch of ideas for it. I'm hoping to find a used recumbent trike for cheap.
For extra light when needed, I bought a cheap $15 dynamo kit that rubs on bike tire. It comes with a crappy dim incandescent 💡 bulb. So I took the led out of a free standard 🔦 flashlight and mounted it into the headlight fixture. I use a rechargeable clip on handlebar bicycle 🚲 light and when I need brights 🔆 I put the generator head on the front tire.
Dynamo kits were always interesting to me, especially on "normal" bicycles, however I've read stories about using dynamo kits on MBs and people just burning them out. This seemed to be the best course of action without needing anything from the bike or engine other than mounting the light
@@MikeNBikes I think mine is 6V I should have got the 12V. ..I've used it quite a bit at high speeds & still works. I had to wrap some silicon rubber tape around the head to get it to grip tire & not slip.
They sell 6v & 12v e10 led bulbs that thread in but they're like $10 for 1 or 2.
I don't use the rear dynamo light so front light has more power & use flashing rechargeable tail light. I found one for only $2 on ebay. The combination of led dynamo headlight & clamp on rechargeable headlight. Gives me a bight enough lights to ride 30mph on a dark country roads.
I seen a USB phone charger dynamo attachment box. I'm gonna make or buy. I could also use it to recharge my headlight & tailight.
Also gonna buy a folding phone 📱 charging solar panel u can clip on backpack so. I'll have plenty of day or night charging.
I'm really wanting to build an electric velomobile AKA fully enclosed electric recumbent trike. Basically a mini electric car or mini motorhome. Stretch the recumbent trike so it's longer & make a seat that can lay flat so it can be a sleeping pod. Bring bike trail for road trip. I have a bunch of ideas for it. I'm hoping to find a used recumbent trike for cheap.