"* First-ever civilian spinoff of aerospace technology"
Sheldon, please elaborate for those of us technologically challenged.
John Dunn in Boise
> Cousin Phil wrote:
>
> >Like many recent cyclists (I've only been cycling about 45 years) I've
never
> >really understood the regard with which the hub gear, especially the
Sturmey
> >Archer, is held by the British. I mean, the derailleur is so superior
that it
> >seems that the hub gear doesn't stand a chance.
>
> Depends on the application. For short-range, all-weather utility
> transport, or for casual weekend riding, internal hubs have their
> virtues:
>
> * Completely weatherproof.
>
> * Can be shifted while stopped.
>
> * Indexed shifting 85 years before reliable indexed derailer systems.
>
> * Simple to operate with only one shifter.
>
> * Much more reliable, practically maintenance-free.
>
> * No fragile derailer dangling down in harm's way.
>
> * Chain never falls off.
>
> * Chain never skips.
>
> * First-ever civilian spinoff of aerospace technology
>
> Sheldon "Planetary Gears" Brown
> Newtonville, Massachusetts
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