At present, yes. I also think internal gear hubs are the future, although a lot of improvement is needed there, too.
Some one will probably come up with a belt that can be "derailled" but only by some new sort of derailleur. On Dec 4, 4:19 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 14:16 -0800, jim_OLP wrote: > > Bicycle chains have been refined and improved for well over 100 years > > now. Belts are the future. Once there's a belt that's reliable AND > > has a coupling, or a way to cut and re-bond it - so we can install it > > on existing frames - look out. I know about the Speedhound frame but > > it's very expensive. > > Doesn't a belt drive eliminate the possibility of derailleurs, leaving > you with only single-speed and internal geared hub options? -- 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.
