The reviews I have read of the Hebie are that it works very well indeed. The downside is that it only fits a few specific gear combinations.
On Nov 23, 2009, at 8:43 PM, jim_OLP wrote: > That Hebie think is the most interesting gadget I've seen in a long > time! Not cheap, but if it really, really, really works, it could be > great. On the other hand many a "protective" cover turns out to be > merely a hard-to clean accumulator of whatever it was supposed to keep > out. > > I ride during the winter, on the Neptunian streets of Minneapolis, and > chains are just eaten alive here. > > > > On Nov 23, 2:40 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: >>> Who's making these chain covers? >> >> Jim: >> >> There was a discussion on same over in the Peter White Bike group. >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle/browse_thread/ >> thread/... >> >> Consensus is the best were by the linked German company. The chain >> rubs against the guard, yes. But it remains relatively free of >> winter >> road gunk. >> >> On Nov 20, 4:47 pm, jim_OLP <j...@landoloons.com> wrote: >> >>> Who's making these chain covers? >> >>> On Nov 20, 5:03 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: >> >>>> In snowy salty conditions having no derailer to jam up with gunk >>>> while >>>> riding and less to clean (in fact there are German companies making >>>> swell plastic chain devices that snap over IGH drivetrains) hen you >>>> come home from an enjoyable ride enhances the fun. >> >>>> Depending on what your riding circumstances are, an IGH can be a >>>> good >>>> choice. >> >>>> On Nov 19, 11:27 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Tim McNamara >>>>> <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: >> >>>>>> On Nov 19, 2009, at 5:16 PM, CycloFiend wrote: >> >>>>>>> on 11/19/09 5:39 AM, Mark at mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>>>>>>> Efficiency is a funny word to those who ride a bike for fun! >>>>>>>> I agree >>>>>>>> it may be important if you are in competition, but when I >>>>>>>> ride and I >>>>>>>> am out looking at the birds and the beautiful scenery, >>>>>>>> effeciency? >> >>>>> Would you find a very poorly maintained bike fun to ride, even >>>>> slowly? --one >>>>> with inefficient brakes, sluggish tires, excessively tight >>>>> bearings, badly >>>>> lubed chain, handlebar awry, saddle badly placed, left pedal >>>>> broken, >>>>> derailleur mis-adjusted, and so forth? That's extreme, of >>>>> course, but the >>>>> extremes define the middle. All things being equal, of course >>>>> an efficient >>>>> bike is more fun, even if you are not trying to go particularly >>>>> fast, since >>>>> it does what you want it to do better than one that is not >>>>> efficient. And >>>>> the coincidence of "what you want" and "what you get" makes for >>>>> fun! >> >>>>> Patrick "efficient cyclist and epistemologist" Moore >> >>>>> -- >>>>> Patrick Moore >>>>> Albuquerque, NM >>>>> For professional resumes, contact >>>>> Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com >>>>> (505) 227-0523- Hide quoted text - >> >>> - Show quoted text - > > -- > > 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=en. > > -- 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=en.
