tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post3680693579078274136..comments2024-03-01T08:27:03.087+00:00Comments on The Smut Pedaller: My new bike: '79 Raleigh SuperbeSmut Pedallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939627997312788346noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-43030007313413213952021-03-23T06:20:08.952+00:002021-03-23T06:20:08.952+00:00I think this is an informative post and it is very... I think this is an informative post and it is very beneficial and knowledgeable. Therefore, I would like to thank you for the endeavors that you have made in writing this article. All the content is absolutely well-researched. Thanks... <a href="https://www.bikeavenger.com/how-to-tighten-a-bike-chain/" rel="nofollow">how to tighten a bike chain with a derailleur</a><br />Terri Meekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475489647904740529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-29207698756489745112015-12-11T13:51:37.422+00:002015-12-11T13:51:37.422+00:00Sorry about silly typos in above post. Dashed off....Sorry about silly typos in above post. Dashed off.... 'too' in 'change to'? :)) 'Amd'? <br /><br />The visibility of the LED powered lights is massively better. My wife said the front and back lights were more car like than bike like. The problem with unfocussed pool of light from front light is due to the LED bulbs not emitting from a single point source at the focus of the reflector mirror. It makes a more diffuse kind of emission but I can ride on dark paths with care. There is more light off to the sides than with the traditional bulb This more chaotic beam is great for making you visible on urban roads though.Ones and Zeros on the Interwebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595088930071932191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-51951506467625663282015-12-11T13:43:14.654+00:002015-12-11T13:43:14.654+00:00Re the comment about LED lights. I discovered that...Re the comment about LED lights. I discovered that you can buy 6v, 1 watt led car bulbs on ebay that have the same 'wedge' fitting that was used on the 1970s Sturmey Archer lights. The six volt side light bulbs I found cost about £4 for two and work REALLY well, except that the front light does not produce an ideal sort of beam if you want to ride on pitch dar roads and need to see your path lit up in a neat pool of light. The difference in brightness from the led lights is just HUGE over the ordinary incandescent bulbs that mine had. The back light comes on very bright from walking pace, but it does flash at low speed as the poles of the magnet rotor slowly pass the coils. I would NEVER go back to the glow worm bulbs having done this and they should also last much longer than the old type. <br /><br />The above conversion too 6v wedge based led side light bulbs requires no change to the system. Just pull out the old bulb and push in the new. BUT if you want to try something else, you can fit a voltage doubler circuit made from a few small power diodes and capacitors (look up circuit for full wave voltage doubler) and fit it into the headlight. Then you can use 12v led bulbs of which there is much more choice. I did that to my daughter in law's Raleigh Twenty amd it works very well.Ones and Zeros on the Interwebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04595088930071932191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-43004410483697240332011-12-02T13:25:25.306+00:002011-12-02T13:25:25.306+00:00I've tested an old AWG hub with modern LED dyn...I've tested an old AWG hub with modern LED dynamo lights. Whilst the hub is not officially rated for these 3W-type lights, the efficiency of modern LED dynamo lights means they run perfectly fine from the AWG's 2-ish Watt rating. The lights I specifically tried were a B&M Lyt Plus and a rear Spanninga Brompton light. B&M are releasing a 'classic' looking version of the Lyt for 2012 which would be reasonably sympathetic to the Superbe's aesthetics whilst providing a more useful amount of light. The existing tail light should be compatibleDr C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-4786855532753903192011-11-19T03:47:11.415+00:002011-11-19T03:47:11.415+00:00Great score!
I love that style of bell as well. I...Great score! <br />I love that style of bell as well. I have a Chinese version on my Cycle Truck.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-18178733332842761712011-11-07T03:05:39.461+00:002011-11-07T03:05:39.461+00:00Looks awesome.... if I had that bike all my friend...Looks awesome.... if I had that bike all my friends would be trying to steal it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318315606520498015.post-59300997547803525582011-11-07T00:55:09.111+00:002011-11-07T00:55:09.111+00:00Thanks, can't wait to get it out and ride it s...Thanks, can't wait to get it out and ride it some more!Smut Pedallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939627997312788346noreply@blogger.com