http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Robust dynamo tail lights en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:24:12 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265276 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:41:34 +0000 algo 265276@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a b&amp;m toplight plus which is ok. For neatness now I'd go with a supernova E3 taillight which you can clip on to the seat post - this eliminates the potentially weak link of getting the wiring to the rear pannier or mudguard. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265246 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 11:46:56 +0000 DaveC 265246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've had a few of these:</p> <p><a href="https://www.rosebikes.com/article/b--m-selectra-plus-dynamo-back-light/aid:724312" rel="nofollow">https://www.rosebikes.com/article/b--m-selectra-plus-dynamo-back-light/aid:724312</a></p> <p>Which broke, but some turned out to be the SM10 overvoltage protector.</p> <p>So I bought a few of these:</p> <p><a href="https://www.rosebikes.com/article/b--m-secula-plus-back-light-can-be-mounted-on-mudguards/aid:709307" rel="nofollow">https://www.rosebikes.com/article/b--m-secula-plus-back-light-can-be-mounted-on-mudguards/aid:709307</a></p> <p>They have worked faultlessly for a few years and are FAR brighter!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265231 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 10:14:15 +0000 wingpig 265231@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SJS sell replacement covers/lenses for the Seculite, but I haven't needed them since I started putting a cable-tie round the narrow bit to stop the cover coming off. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265226 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:18:54 +0000 Blueth 265226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Reroute the wires so they run tight along the tubes of the rack and thus not prone to damage? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265199 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:37:56 +0000 crowriver 265199@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you have a rear rack, something from the B&amp;M Toplight range? Rack mounted lights seem to survive a bit better than mudguard mounted ones: less vibration, less crud and water gets to them. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265194 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:27:17 +0000 dougal 265194@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am 100% wedded to the joy of not having to turn off bike lights, so would rather dynamo if I can. Will look at seculite. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265189 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 23:14:02 +0000 wingpig 265189@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Try the Seculite instead? Still dynamoid but mine have survived quite well on the end of my mudguard. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265181 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:01:21 +0000 crowriver 265181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just get a battery rear light instead?</p> <p>Like this with a big reflector built in:</p> <p><img src="http://www.bikecare.co.uk/image-resize.php?image=product_images/acc_images/lighting/la4027.jpg&amp;maxw=300&amp;"></p> <p>Bolts onto rear carrier. Batteries last for ages, as long as you remember to switch it off (Simple on/off switch on base). </p> <p>The one on my hybrid still going after eight years: changed batteries maybe three or four times. Currently about eight quids on fleaBay. Have similar light on rear of Raleigh tourer, six years old, changed batteries twice. Pashley Pronto has the same too. Both these bikes have hub dynamo front lamps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18308#post-265176 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 21:36:29 +0000 dougal 265176@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My second B&amp;M Secula Plus tail light is about to die in a fashion similar to the previous one, with the connecting wires being bashed/yanked/forced out of the housing. It's definitely a design flaw for a bike that spends a lot of its time in close proximity with others on the train.</p> <p>Any suggestions for good alternatives? </p>