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Re:Is Ford about to reinvent the bicycle derailleur? by et-al on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:32PM (#28790368)
In Germany, all new bikes are required to have lights and bells. This is also why all the good dynamo-powered lights were from Germany for the longest time.

I think this should be adopted here in the US, especially because separated bike lanes from car traffic are rare.

The other electronics you mentioned are nice-to-haves, but nowhere near as critical. At some point the line between a bicycle and scooter/motorcycle starts to blur.

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Re:Is Ford about to reinvent the bicycle derailleur? by walshemj on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:41PM (#28790479)
The use case for dynamo lights went away once LED lighting arrived - they add to much resistance.
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Re:Is Ford about to reinvent the bicycle derailleur? by PaulDavisThe1st on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:47PM (#28790541)
Depends. Dynamos can also provide a nice little 5W charging system for USB accessories. If you're touring on a bicycle, a dynamo is a nice thing to have, and if you have it, you may as well power the lights with it. Also allows incredible lighting design since there doesn't need to be any significant battery storage in the lighting unit itself.
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Re:Is Ford about to reinvent the bicycle derailleur? by walshemj on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:09PM (#28790806)
Ah I had forgotten about touring
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