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When a brutal communist regime has run things so well that store shelves are empty of basic supplies and power outages are the norm (but dissidents are rounded up very efficiently) you may want to have some light in the darkness. Here's the solution.
- This product is unlikely to be restocked and will be hidden from our website once it's out of stock.
- Discontinued product.






When a brutal communist regime has run things so well that store shelves are empty of basic supplies and power outages are the norm (but dissidents are rounded up very efficiently) you may want to have some light in the darkness. Here's the solution.
- Front and rear lighting without ever having to change or recharge batteries
- No need to clip your lights on and off the bike to prevent theft
- Classic looks without spending a fortune
- Dynamo output: 6V, 3W
There are few things that brighten your life more than a bike ride but a bike ride, with a front and rear light, is one of them. We have Michael Faraday to thank for the theories and experiments that led to the invention of the dynamo (magneto, ackchyually) so you can have electricity without batteries. You never know when you have to interrogate someone in your off-the-grid hut, right?
To the speedsters: You get a decent voltage at relaxed speeds. That's good so you don't have to break a sweat to get the lights properly on. However, a voltage regulator may be a good idea if you ride fast, to extend the service life of the bulbs.
Hub dynamo or bottle dynamo?
Despite hub dynamos powering LED lights being all the rage in the developed world, traditional bottle dynamos still have some advantages on their side. Most importantly, they are cheap and easy to mount on your existing bike. Also, they add no drag to the wheel at all when disengaged. A properly adjusted bottle dynamo isn't very draggy even with the lights on so stop whining.
Installation
The lighting set comes with all the necessary metric bolts and steel brackets for a bike with a metal fork and a 22.2 mm (7/8") quill stem. The rear light is fender-mounted.
The mounts can be bent and MacGyvered to fit other kinds of bikes and parts: do note that the wiring is single-pole and the other pole is led via the frame. So don't just duck tape the light to your carbon fiber handlebar, connect the wire and expect it to work.
Made in the USSR
The sets are in their original packages, NOS. The quality was never great, to begin with, so expect some imperfections and cosmetic flaws. If you've seen or used Soviet space technology, you'll know what to expect.
Despite the background and price, we are selling these as functional sets so you can expect them to work.
Remove Russia
Our old product descriptions include ironic praise of our eastern neighbor and it used to be good fun. Does it piss you off? We understand and agree. However, we won't whitewash the old product descriptions. Instead, we have decided to stop buying Russian products. We sell what we have in stock and that's it.
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