Interesting. I wonder why the Kevlar drive would be so much more prone to failure than the Kevlar drive belt on my 1400cc motorcycle, which has never failed or had a problem? Different Kevlar?
>________________________________ >From: charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 5:54 PM >Subject: [RBW] Re: HS > >Well.....I hear those belts are finicky and can be damaged if not >handled properly. Carrying a spare is not such an easy task either due >to how you have to maintain the shape or whatever, besides the link >chain revolutionized the world and I can fix it myself. >The idea of disc brakes appeals to me though since it rains here so >much your rims get ground to nothing in no time. > > >On Jun 21, 2:48 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: >> Jamison: >> >> Good for you to be in a position & have the faith to sign up. >> Hopefully the first run will get scattered all over the country and >> NOT concentrated around San Francisco Bay. Then the rest of us could >> have a hope of seeing one in person. All this speculation is >> intriguing but I predict Grant's got a few surprises in store for us. >> I gotta admit the dual range crank coupled with an IGH, using a belt >> drive, has a lot of merit, at least in concept. >> >> dougP >> >> On Jun 21, 8:31 am, jamison brosseau <jamison.bross...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I signed up. I know nothing though. It will b a good bike. >> >> > On Jun 20, 10:58 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > ....and now SEVEN of them are sold. I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm >> > > waiting for a lister to speak up and say that they've put their money >> > > down. >> >> > > On Jun 20, 7:09 pm, "Bill Gibson (III)" <bill.bgib...@gmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> >> > > > Retro-direct, anyone? >> >> > > > My guess is that he means it when theHSwill be a more "elegant", maybe >> > > > a >> > > > more "integrated" design. It may be less of a bike meant to be widely >> > > > adaptable to different configurations, as many Rivendell designs are. >> > > > But it >> > > > won't be a single-purpose bike at all. >> >> > > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:34 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> >> > > > wrote: >> > > > > Yea that looks pretty cool........off road looking which seems to be >> > > > > where the Riv folks ride quite a bit. >> >> > > > > On Jun 20, 5:29 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > Read more about it here... >> >> > > > > >http://tinyurl.com/3g7eyk4 >> >> > > > > > Could this be it??? If so, that's some pretty funky stuff... >> >> > > > > > On Jun 20, 8:22 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> >> > > > > > wrote: >> >> > > > > > > OK folks... HERE is the solution toHS.... (And thanks Esteban for >> > > > > > > giving me a clue)... It stands for Hammerschmidt... it's a >> > > > > > > 2-speed >> > > > > > > crankset developed by SRAM (similar to the Schlumpf) with a >> > > > > > > built-in >> > > > > > > transmission (in the crank). It obviates the need for a front >> > > > > > > derailleur. The question is whether this will be an all-out >> > > > > > > front AND >> > > > > > > rear internal transmission bike... I say yes, it will. >> >> > > > > > > OK, everyone can watch reality TV once again, I'm spent.... >> >> > > > > > > Peace, >> > > > > > > BB >> >> > > > > > > On Jun 20, 7:47 pm, Roger <rogerdhod...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > > > > > > > "I'm not familiar with the SA 8-speed. Is the shifter indexed >> > > > > > > > or >> > > > > just >> > > > > > > > the hub?" >> >> > > > > > > > The SA 8-speed hub isn't indexed, but it definitely wants to be >> > > > > > > > centered into each gear without much feedback. Supposedly >> > > > > > > > Sheldon >> > > > > > > > Brown could do it, but like 99% of the things Sheldon could >> > > > > > > > do, it >> > > > > was >> > > > > > > > beyond my skills. I miss Sheldon. >> >> > > > > > > > Part of the allure of the thumbshifter (which would be about >> > > > > > > > equal >> > > > > > > > with a barend shifter) was that I used the wheel/cable/shifter >> > > > > > > > setup >> > > > > > > > as a self-contained module that I could have on or off of my >> > > > > > > > single >> > > > > > > > speed bike in a couple of minutes with nothing but 2 or 3 >> > > > > > > > zipties for >> > > > > > > > the cable and tightening the shifter clamp on the bar. Except >> > > > > > > > for the >> > > > > > > > constant "is it in or out of gear" fiddliness and ker-chunking >> > > > > > > > out of >> > > > > > > > gear under load it was great. I'd like a clamp-on downtube >> > > > > > > > shifter >> > > > > > > > best of all for this concept. >> >> > > > > > > > On Jun 20, 2:53 pm, Kenneth Stagg <kenneth.st...@gmail.com> >> > > > > > > > wrote: >> >> > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Roger >> > > > > > > > > <rogerdhod...@gmail.com> >> > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > > > > > " It would be very cool if they also made a real shifter >> > > > > > > > > > for the >> > > > > > > > > > Rohloff. I'm not in the market for a new bike but I'd be >> > > > > > > > > > very, >> > > > > very >> > > > > > > > > > happy to get a bar end shifter that was setup to handle >> > > > > > > > > > the extra >> > > > > > > > > > throw required by the Rohloff! I'd ditch that damned twist >> > > > > shifter in >> > > > > > > > > > a split second." >> >> > > > > > > > > > I feel the same way about the SA 8-speed I have and its >> > > > > > > > > > twist >> > > > > shifter. >> >> > > > > > > > > I'm not familiar with the SA 8-speed. Is the shifter >> > > > > > > > > indexed or >> > > > > just >> > > > > > > > > the hub? The silly thing about not offering a bar-end or >> > > > > > > > > similar >> > > > > for >> > > > > > > > > the Rohloff is that the shifter has no indexing - it's all >> > > > > > > > > handled >> > > > > at >> > > > > > > > > the hub - so the only issues are the dual cable setup (easy >> > > > > > > > > enough) >> > > > > > > > > and pulling enough cable (more work but doable.) >> >> > > > > > > > > -Ken >> >> > > > > -- >> > > > > 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. >> >> > > > -- >> > > > Bill Gibson >> > > > Tempe, Arizona, USA- 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-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. 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