scogordo
03-25-2020, 12:22 PM
I picked one up, looks like this but with drop bars for the hybrid-leery US market: https://forums.roadbikereview.com/attachments/commuting-touring-ride-reports/286467d1378817656-specialized-sequoia-frame-specialized-sequia.jpg
These have a cool built-in generator set up: a shift lever on the seat tube leading down to a roller that presses into the rear tire, wired to front and rear lights. The reputation on the lights wasn't great, so getting a bike with most of the bits is unusual. In this case, I'm missing the lights themselves.
Tried to get info on them from the period Specialized catalogs, not getting much. They appear to have been mounted on their rack. There is a wire extending from the generator, ending in a basic female snap button. I assume that the female snap connects into the light or a wire extending from the light. I have the original front aluminum fender, thought maybe someone insane set up wiring through the fender on a production bike, but at a glance i don't see a see a male couterpart on the fender.
Basically: anybody know about these things? Probably safe to assume the lights were binned for a reason, but I'd like to give it a whirl. I'm not much of an electrician, but if there's some way I could splice these into a flashlight or something to see if the generator is functioning, that might be cool. Or, if someone has been holding onto a 90s set of lights with a snap button connector, you may suddenly have an interested party!
These have a cool built-in generator set up: a shift lever on the seat tube leading down to a roller that presses into the rear tire, wired to front and rear lights. The reputation on the lights wasn't great, so getting a bike with most of the bits is unusual. In this case, I'm missing the lights themselves.
Tried to get info on them from the period Specialized catalogs, not getting much. They appear to have been mounted on their rack. There is a wire extending from the generator, ending in a basic female snap button. I assume that the female snap connects into the light or a wire extending from the light. I have the original front aluminum fender, thought maybe someone insane set up wiring through the fender on a production bike, but at a glance i don't see a see a male couterpart on the fender.
Basically: anybody know about these things? Probably safe to assume the lights were binned for a reason, but I'd like to give it a whirl. I'm not much of an electrician, but if there's some way I could splice these into a flashlight or something to see if the generator is functioning, that might be cool. Or, if someone has been holding onto a 90s set of lights with a snap button connector, you may suddenly have an interested party!