Comprehensive parts and tool list for dynamo + lighting install?
- I'm currently in the US, but I will soon be traveling by bicycle in a developing country.
- I'll buy the bicycle there, but I want to bring along as much of the parts, tools, and accessories as I'll need to outfit a local bike.
- In the developing world, parts are either unavailable (you must wait for long and expensive shipping), overpriced, or available but of lower quality (Chinese knock offs).
- I'd like to buy as much as possible in th US (that I can reasonably carry or ship) before heading out.
- I already have:
- dynamo (Shimano)
- front light (SON)
- rear light (Busch & Muller)
- What else will I need or might I need to complete a full dynamo and lighting retrofit on a standard bicycle?
- Parts? Probably these can be found locally, but will they be of reasonable price and/or quality?
- Wheel spokes?
- Wiring harnesses?
- Connectors?
- Shrink wrap?
- Cable ties?
- Nuts and bolts?
- Tools? Any specialized tools I'll need to do the job?
- Accessories?
- Anything I'm forgetting? Perhaps I should also setup a provision for USB charging?
- Maybe there is already a detailed parts and tools list that already lists all of this? (In googling, I couldn't find any great resource)
- I would have preferred to get this done by a "professional", but I already reached out via phone, email, and Facebook to a dozen of the most popular bike shops in the foreign capital, and none of them did dynamo installs. Some didn't even know what a dynamo is. So I guess I'll have to do this myself.
Last edited by ZippyDan; 05-25-21 at 05:55 AM.