Patent ID: 8449157

Claim:
A bicycle wheel hub assembly comprising: a skewer having a length that extends along a longitudinal axis of the skewer between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the skewer removably cooperates with a first bicycle wheel support and the second end of the skewer removably cooperates with a second bicycle wheel support; a hub shell positioned concentrically about the skewer to define a space between an outer radial surface of the skewer and an inner radial surface of the hub shell; at least one opening formed through the hub shell; a magnet attached to one of the skewer and the hub shell; a coil attached to the other of the skewer and the hub shell; the magnet and coil being oriented along the longitudinal axis of the skewer so that the magnet and coil are in proximity to one another such that rotation of the hub assembly induces a current in the coil; at least one luminary supported by the hub shell and secured in the at least one opening, the at least one luminary being powered by relative rotation between the coil and the magnet; and a control configured to prevent operation of the at least one luminary for a portion of a rotational travel path of the at least one luminary when the luminary is rotationally oriented to generally face a rider of a bicycle during rotation of the hub shell.