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Originally Posted by Hugh R
Bikes have come along way, when I was a kid 50 years ago, they were DC generators that were powered by a little wheel that rubbed against the tire. I guess with today's electronics, an alternator makes a lot of sense.
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That little silver thing you clicked against the rear tire may have been just a magnet spinning in a coil of wire i.e. an alternator. An incandescent bulb would not care.