1970's Hercules Hustler

[Steve]

I picked this up recently just for pottering around town on. It is a nice ride, very relaxed and slow, it gives you a chance to take in the scenery while you ride it.

It looks like this will be getting more use now, I've picked up an Achilles injury, so low impact exercise is the order of the physio for a few weeks.

[Rojo]

What is the device in last photo? It like those old lights that charge from the wheel movement ?

[Steve]

Yeah, I good old fashioned 70's dynamo, it powers the lights when you are moving.

Lights work really well, I've added some LED flashing ones, but the dynamo lights mean I can actually see where I'm going.

[Rojo]

That's the name Dynamo !!!

So they still work ok then wowwww

[Steve]

Shimano still make them, the front wheel on my Kona has a dynamo hub, so I can charge my phone when I'm touring.

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[Rojo]

How does that work with your phone?? It got plug in for phone??

[Steve]

The dynamo produces 6v AC, so you need a little electrical circuit to convert that to 5v DC, but most of them come with a USB plug on them now, so you can pretty much charge anything with them.

Some of the modern ones replace the top cap on your forks with the circuit and a USB socket, so its all neat and tidy.

[Rojo]

Wowwww cool never knew that!!

You got a pic of your setup?

[Steve]

This is the dynamo wheel, it is not much different to a standard hub, just a little bigger and heavier:


This is it connected to my old Nokia, I like the way the maps on Nokia have all the data on the phone, it cuts down the mobile data costs. I've got a newer phone now for SatNav, but it is still a Nokia.


Mind you I've just seen that you can download the Nokia maps for other phones, so I could download the maps to my Android phone.

[Rojo]

I see cool , how long it take to charge stuff using it??

Is the explosif still built up?