My only issue with the hub (once I got the first defective hub repaired by the good folks at Hiawatha Cyclery) is that it's definitely not as efficient as a standard derailleur setup, and much less effiicient than a fixed gear. I'll be posting a more detailed writeup on my blog soon, but in summary the hub doesn't like to be pushed hard. Spinning on the flats, it works fine, but when taking off from a start or climbing even a modest grade you can feel the gears inside the hub working.
I originally set this bike up to ride in brevets next year, but I'm not ready to commit to that yet. So far, I'm afraid that the reduced efficiency would make it too hard to ride very long distances. --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org On Nov 17, 2009, at 11:29 AM, Mark wrote: > > I dont know why more people dont have rear hubs.....I've never seen > one break and theres no maintenance. Grant has told me he doesnt like > them. Never really explained why, but I like em. > Great job Eric! > > Surf > > On Nov 17, 2:01 pm, stevep33 <steve...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Most interesting post I've seen in a while. Good to see that the rear >> spacing is a non-issue. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > --Eric campyonly...@me.com www.campyonly.com www.wheelsnorth.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=.
