I concur that they are selling a charging system for a bike and not a bike with a charging system. See here.
Better still, they should offer a module that plugs into a typical bicycle dynamo (the majority of which are 6v, 3W) that would convert that current to something the charger could use. Then put a switch on it so the rider could bypass the charger and run a light at night. I'm not an electrical engineer, but I'm betting it would be possible...
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I concur that they are selling a charging system for a bike and not a bike with a charging system. See here.
Better still, they should offer a module that plugs into a typical bicycle dynamo (the majority of which are 6v, 3W) that would convert that current to something the charger could use. Then put a switch on it so the rider could bypass the charger and run a light at night. I'm not an electrical engineer, but I'm betting it would be possible...