Butter yellow city bike
I’ve been guilty of building entire bikes around a specific components in the past. Once it was a set of brakes and another time it was a saddle. This time it was a dynamo. This is a new rim dynamo made by Velogical Engineering out of Germany. The appeal of it is that it’s light weight (75g), super compact, and there’s no drag when it’s not in use. For this bike, which has a 1×10 drivetrain, I used the downtube shifter normally reserved for the front derailleur as the remote switch. When the lever is pulled, the dynamo rolls against the rim and the Schmidt Edelux front light and Radios LED rear light come on while you’re riding. The front rack is wide to prevent the handlebar bag from sagging on the sides. It has a brushed nickel finish which complements the brushed stainless fenders. The handlebar is the Jitensha bar made by Nitto which are wrapped with leather tape all the way to the stem for additional riding positions. The cables are routed over the bar to prevent any interference when a bag is on the bike. And I went with a threadless stem on this bike so I made one with an integrated compression cap and there’s bell mount on the binder.
Danny
August 13, 2015 @ 8:48 am
Yes, that helps. I dislike noise from a bike too, but the product is interesting to me.
Danny
August 11, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
You’re the only American builder I’ve seen use the Velological. I know you’re busy but I’d love to hear your impressions of this product.
Brian
August 12, 2015 @ 7:11 am
I honestly have mixed feelings about it. I love the fact that it’s so light while still putting out the 3W power but I am sensitive to any noise on the bike and there is a whirring sound that comes from this and any dynamo that runs off the outside of the wheel. Metal fenders act as an amplifier too so that is a downfall. In the future, I might try and mount it up front off of the fork or front rack as I’ve seen done before. This was just the traditional location. Hope that helps!
LJ
August 26, 2014 @ 2:04 pm
Where can one buy this beauty and what is the price w/shipping to MI, USA?
Brian
August 26, 2014 @ 3:14 pm
The bikes I make are all custom so this one is not for sale but I could build one just like it. Pricing is listed in the section called The Bikes and Pricing.