I find the most inefficient part of my setup is the guy doing the pedaling.
With exception made to racing where such margins can be the difference between comparable atheletes, so says Lance, I think worrying about the IGH being 2 -5% less efficient is akin to a clydesdale like myself insisting they must have a Durace gruppo because of the weight savings. My being 5% more efficient probably makes much more difference than whether I ride IGH or Derailleur. On a "hypothetical" 250 lb clydesdale 5% equals 12.5 lbs fewer that would be getting hauled around or 5670 grams for you weight wenies. For context a Mavic Aksium wheelset weights in at 1885 grams, and the super light Riv Roadeo is 1814 g. Just saying.... On Nov 20, 7:38 am, It Depends <dmccu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Berto's later work suggests much narrower gaps between derailer and > IGH systems. Seehttp://www.ihpva.org/HParchive/PDF/hp52-2001.pdf > (noting especially conclusion 2: "Hub gears are generally about 2% > lower in efficiency than derailleur-type gears. But there are > exceptions."). -- 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=.
