When people hear Minneapolis they think extreme cold, snow and ice. And we do get those things but most of the time it's like Chicago - endless, corrosive slush due to gross overuse of ice-melt chemicals. If the Hebie case really worked, and lasted long enough to justify its price, I'd probably get one. My winter bike has a 3-speed hub so it may be possible to get a case that fits.
On Nov 24, 9:22 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > I am hopeful I will be able to get a Hebie that fits my new IGH. > Chicago certainly does not get the snow and cold as bad as > Minneapolis, but the city really goes nuts with the salt. > > Crazy as it sounds, it is arguably better to bike in Alaska or > somewhere at higher elevation where lower temps keep the snow frozen. > The snow slush salt mix in Chicago is just miserable. El Nino winters > tend to bring less snow to Chicago. I am keeping my fingers crossed. > > On Nov 24, 8:53 am, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote: > > > 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 cleanaccumulatorof 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 athttp://groups.google.com/ > > > group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- 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.
