The inventive method for controlling a lighting device of a bicycle, wherein the lighting device comprises a hub dynamo (1), a headlight (2) and a rear light (3), wherein the lighting device in a first normal mode, in the headlight (2) and rear light (3 ) are electrically connected in parallel with the hub dynamo (1), a second normal mode in which the headlamp (2) and tail lamp (3) are basically not electrically connected to the hub dynamo (1), or can be operated in a deceleration mode comprises the following Steps: DOLLAR A a) Determining an operating mode of the lighting device, which may be equal to the first or the second normal mode; DOLLAR A b) determination of a first time interval (Dt1) of two zero crossings of the electrical voltage generated by the hub dynamo (1); DOLLAR A c) switching the illumination device in the deceleration mode when a quotient (Q) from the first time interval (Dt1) and an earlier second time interval (Dt2) of two zero crossings is less than a predetermined limit (G), if the illumination device in Operating mode is operated; DOLLAR A d) Switching the illumination device into the operating mode when the quotient (Q) is greater than or equal to 1 if the illumination device is operated in the deceleration mode and a buffer time since the last occurrence of a quotient (Q) which is less than the predetermined limit value (Q). G) ...
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