[SDCBC] Batteries (was Bike mantra...)

[Robert Leone]

JonIsaacs at aol.com wrote:
SNIP
> My concern is not the drag, though I think one would notice the drag of 
> a generator capable of powering a 25watt system. 
> 
> Jon
> 
SNIP

The current crop of generators create 3 watts. Halogen and now LED 
headlights pulling 3 watts can be pretty impressive, expecially when 
they've got a reflector and/or lens designed to throw the light just 
right for cycling. In fact, even one of those old Sanyo-Union systems 
can look like it's coming from an (old) Harley-Davidson and not a bicycle!

Besides, some people ride for three hours or more at night. It's 
happened to me (rarely, but it has happened).

Robert Leone