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We still see this dynamo rig in the workshop from time to time. Surprisingly they often work really well. It's satisfying to bring an old bike and its original components back to life.
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Buckaroo wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:45 am We still see this dynamo rig in the workshop from time to time. Surprisingly they often work really well. It's satisfying to bring an old bike and its original components back to life.
Revolutionised night riding up the woods for us when we were kids. We couldn't afford the D cells battery for ordinary lights and if we did they only lasted about 20 minutes. With the dynamo we could ride teh trails at night and almost see where we were going! :D

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Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 2:27 pm
Buckaroo wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:45 am We still see this dynamo rig in the workshop from time to time. Surprisingly they often work really well. It's satisfying to bring an old bike and its original components back to life.
Revolutionised night riding up the woods for us when we were kids. We couldn't afford the D cells battery for ordinary lights and if we did they only lasted about 20 minutes. With the dynamo we could ride teh trails at night and almost see where we were going! :D

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We had a new bike in last week for a general service and checkout. It had a hub mounted dynamo that run both lights at full tilt whilst the wheel barely turned. It also had a small capacity storage system that kept the lights on for a fair amount of time when you were stationary.
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Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 2:27 pm
Buckaroo wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:45 am We still see this dynamo rig in the workshop from time to time. Surprisingly they often work really well. It's satisfying to bring an old bike and its original components back to life.
Revolutionised night riding up the woods for us when we were kids. We couldn't afford the D cells battery for ordinary lights and if we did they only lasted about 20 minutes. With the dynamo we could ride teh trails at night and almost see where we were going! :D

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What about when you stopped. 🙂
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Dodgy69 wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:49 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 2:27 pm
Buckaroo wrote: Wed Jul 09, 2025 11:45 am We still see this dynamo rig in the workshop from time to time. Surprisingly they often work really well. It's satisfying to bring an old bike and its original components back to life.
Revolutionised night riding up the woods for us when we were kids. We couldn't afford the D cells battery for ordinary lights and if we did they only lasted about 20 minutes. With the dynamo we could ride teh trails at night and almost see where we were going! :D

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What about when you stopped. 🙂
The woods murderers would get you, so no one in their righty mind stopped!
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Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 7:28 pm
Dodgy69 wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:49 pm
Taipan wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 2:27 pm

Revolutionised night riding up the woods for us when we were kids. We couldn't afford the D cells battery for ordinary lights and if we did they only lasted about 20 minutes. With the dynamo we could ride teh trails at night and almost see where we were going! :D

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What about when you stopped. 🙂
The woods murderers would get you, so no one in their righty mind stopped!
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ChrisW wrote: Thu Jul 10, 2025 8:18 pm IMG_2067 Large.jpeg
Always disappointing to see that on a brass band. :(
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Last nights sky out the back window

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Felix wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 4:04 pm Last nights sky out the back window

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Just needs a large wicker man on the horizon. :lol:
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Horse [no relation] in a tree

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Pareidolia: where the brain perceives familiar patterns, particularly faces, in random stimuli like clouds or inanimate objects
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Saga Lout wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 12:08 am Pareidolia: where the brain perceives familiar patterns, particularly faces, in random stimuli like clouds or inanimate objects

Like my toilet floor. I could sit and watch the lino for hours and see things different every time.
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Wee cartoon face to the right of your horse.
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Felix wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 12:24 am Wee cartoon face to the right of your horse.
And, at the main trunk, to the right of that face, the chin/lips/cheek.

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Does anyone remember “chicken tiles”?
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Horse wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 8:39 am And, at the main trunk, to the right of that face, the chin/lips/cheek.
Batman?
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