Pale Rider
Legendary Member
I'm running a shimano dynohub and B+M Luxos usb front light with a B+M seculite at the back with a B+M ixon iQ battery light and no name battery rear light as back up , Yes I'm a B+M fan boyat least they have a beam pattern unlike most other lights that seem to be nothing more than converted torches and also agree with jefmcg about overly bright rear lights , they're probably great for urban riding but on unlit country lanes they're nearly as bad as the above mentioned torches . The Luxos also has a usb charging so no problem topping up the phone/garmin what ever
Paul
There is what I take to be a basic Shimano dynohub/B&M set up factory fitted to my Rose trekking bike.
As you say, the front light does at least throw a proper beam even if it's not the brightest.
I've added a Lezyne rechargeable to the front, also handy because it's removable for shining into my pannier bag/at a map/signpost/mechanical failure.
One inconvenience about the dynohub is the fiddly plug, which has to be unplugged if you need to remove the front wheel.
