Hi all- I’m thinking about installing a dynamo hub on my bike and my mechanic recommended the Kasai Kasai dynamo hub. Anyone has experience with it? I’m including pictures and description
“cut out the hub out of the wheel” (second picture)
😂
pastifarian on
So the idea of “field serviceability” is good on theory, but what that says is they’re less concerned about reliability and more about making the inevitable replacement easier/faster. The “field service” is also a full replacement of the internals it sounds like, which is really not much more convenient. I’ve had an SP which failed (bearings) and sold the replacement to fund getting a SON. Either save enough so you can get a SON and never have to worry about it, or get something that’s cheap enough (like Shimano) that when you have to replace it it won’t be too big a deal
TheAngryStudent on
I have one and I’ve been happy with it. But it hasn’t needed any replacement parts yet, so I can’t comment on that end. But I chose this one because I wanted one with accessible bearings.
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“cut out the hub out of the wheel” (second picture)
😂
So the idea of “field serviceability” is good on theory, but what that says is they’re less concerned about reliability and more about making the inevitable replacement easier/faster. The “field service” is also a full replacement of the internals it sounds like, which is really not much more convenient. I’ve had an SP which failed (bearings) and sold the replacement to fund getting a SON. Either save enough so you can get a SON and never have to worry about it, or get something that’s cheap enough (like Shimano) that when you have to replace it it won’t be too big a deal
I have one and I’ve been happy with it. But it hasn’t needed any replacement parts yet, so I can’t comment on that end. But I chose this one because I wanted one with accessible bearings.