Rohloff has a qr option. On Nov 20, 9:29 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > The real question is not about efficiency so much as about trade-offs > > > between two incompatible sets of desirable qualities. I was trying to > > > make that point to the original poster. The inefficiency difference > > > between a ig hub and a derailleur drivetrain are IMO and IME too small > > > for the everyday casual rider to notice. > > > Or small enough that other benefits outweigh any efficiency > > drawback. > > Exactly. > > If I, the hard rider, the time trialer, the can't-go-slow man, ever fall low > enough to build up once again a coasting (!!!), multispeed (!!!!!!) bike, I > will probably choose an IG hub drivetrain. > > --- I'm just waiting for an IG hub with a QR. > > Patrick "is he really serious?" Moore > > Of which speaking: those big, asymmetrical wingnuts that the old, hardmen, > Brit club riders used to use before Tullio's things got hold of them: I > suppose they were tight enough to keep the wheel from slipping? > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com(505) 227-0523
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