Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I would find it hard to justify buying a complete new wheel or buying a hub plus spokes plus wheel build fee, plus the cost of a headlamp if I wanted to upgrade a bike that already had a perfectly serviceable front wheel. That is the cost that most bicyclists would face to upgrade a bike to dynohub lighting.
I have a fairly large collection of spare front wheels. It was a bit of a stretch to spend $700 on a front wheel for my fatbike, but there were a couple of winter commutes where my battery taillight died and I didn't know it. And this is the "too stupid to stop for the night fourm," so most of us in here consider a dyno to be a pretty decent investment. Not worrying about lights running out and charging batteries is well worth it in my estimation.