Lack of cable stop wouldn't make it impossible. Clamps available. I use a front shifter on my QB.
Lack of rear derailleur hanger is the only thing I can think of. On Jun 19, 2011, at 3:08 PM, Esteban wrote: > So, how would a front der. be impossible - if there's > no cable stop? Some kind of weird U-frame shape like a Velib - that > seems also impossible considering GP's attraction to triangles. > > Maybe it is the RAAM bike in the photo! > > Esteban > 13 Arr., Paris France (for one more week) > > On Jun 19, 11:47 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> HS must stand for "hub shift". The big clue for me is the statement that you >> can't use more than one chainring on it. At first I thought, "what, you >> can't clamp on a front derailleur?" But once "hub shift" was suggested, I >> realized that a hub shift with no rear derailleur hanger would make it hard >> to have something that would take up the slack required when switching >> between multiple chainrings. So hub shift with no rear hanger fits the clues >> given. >> >> I like having a 135-rear-spacing bike that has a derailleur hanger, because >> I have the option of doing one of the new internally geared hubs and could >> still use it with multiple gears up front. >> >> -Jim W. > > -- > 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-bunch@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-bunch@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.
