http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Tyre with dynamo track en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:45:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17126#post-236279 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:24:20 +0000 Harts Cyclery 236279@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There is still, I believe, legislation in Germany that requires non-racing bikes to be fitted with front and rear lights from new - mostly with dynamos. On cheaper bikes, this is still done with bottle dynamos, as opposed to hubs, and so German tyre brands (especially Schwalbe with their huge range of touring and town bike tyres) still make tyres with dynamo tracks.</p> <p>This is also the reason that German brands make the best dynamos and dynamo lights (Busch and Muller, Schmidt etc). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17126#post-236231 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:37:03 +0000 neddie 236231@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wow. I had no idea you could still get tyres with a dynamo track.</p> <p>It must be a vestigial feature I'm sure. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17126#post-236228 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 13:16:40 +0000 crowriver 236228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've ridden 28c Marathons and they have the track. I used to run a bottle dynamo so it was handy. To be honest I'm not sure if 25s or 23s do, but I imagine they would. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17126#post-235840 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 03:12:18 +0000 Blueth 235840@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks. German tyres had been my first thought but the Schwalbe site implied that not all sizes necessarily had the track. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17126#post-235837 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:56:24 +0000 crowriver 235837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Schwalbe Marathons have a ribbed dynamo track on the side at just the right point. Available in both 23 and 25.</p> <p><a href="http://www.schwalbe.com/gb/tour-reader/marathon.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.schwalbe.com/gb/tour-reader/marathon.html</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17126#post-235826 Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:27:59 +0000 Blueth 235826@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I run 23s and just have room for a narrow 25 under the mudguards. </p> <p>I'd appreciate any knowledge on tyres in those sizes that have a dynamo track if such exist. </p>