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The wheels that will see me through the trip arrived from Germany. The front wheel is a Shimano dynamo hub laced onto a Mavic A319 rim by DT Swiss Champion spokes. Rear wheel is a Deore LX hub with a Mavic A319 rim also.

Also new is the Biologic Reecharge dynamo powered USB charger.

Image from www.thinkbiologic.com

The ReeCharge takes power from the dynamo hub, stores it in an internal battery and can charge devices via USB. The unit can also be charged from USB or any mains electrical outlet. The ReeCharge comes with adapter tips for various mobile phone makes including Nokia and Samsung. It's incredibly easy to use, push the Power In button to charge the ReeCharge, push the Charge Out button to charge your device. The middle button is a battery indicator which displays how much juice the Reecharge has in a 3-light format.

I have tested the ReeCharge with some of my gadgets and it charges my Lezyne light, MP3 player and Kindle. I have a USB charger to charge AAA batteries for my headtorch and rear light but it will not fit into the ReeCharge so I'll have to get an extension cable for that. Annoyingly, it does not seem to charge my new Nikon Coolpix S6100 which is a bit of a let down.