Interesting and doubtless silly-expensive. I'd like to know the proposed price of those one-piece cassettes. The idea is good, but I wish they'd put that R&D into cheaper, wider-range (500%+) and more efficient internal geared hubs instead of ever more complex and expensive -- and finicky? Don't know -- multi-cog drivetrains. ...Tho' of course hub gears are always more complex than any derailleur system; OTOH again, it's all inside a shell.
I personally would like to steal the 42 and RD, but beyond that a 1X8 or 9 would be ideal. Wonder if the rd would work with Silvers? On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Tom M <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm really kind of intrigued by the 1x11. From what I've read, it's a > whole system — special front crankset with the teeth shaped so that no > chain catcher is required, and the RD is new as well, moving differently > than typical derailers. This link has some details: > http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/08/17/first-ride-impressions-and-tech-breakdown-of-the-new-1x11-sram-xx1-drivetrain/. > I've run a 1/7 setup before, but this has greater range and closer ratios. > But it's all way outside my price range, so it's either my single speed or > downtube shifters on my old road bike. > --Tom > > On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:42:11 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: >> >> I run an alfine on my bombadil and it is really nice not having to worry >> about dropping a chain or missing a gear, being able to shift at a light >> and not having to worry about the elements on the rear wheel. I know they >> have thier haters but I think when people give it a shot they seem to like >> them. >> >> On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:18 PM, James Warren <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> Shifting gears while the bike is stopped and your feet are on the ground >>> is a nice benefit. Really helps a lot in traffic. >>> >>> And a straight chain path with no rear derailleur to run through is nice >>> as well. >>> >>> Additionally, as Doug mentioned, there is the gear range issue. Rohloff >>> for sure and I believe Alfine 11 provide a broader range than 10-42 would. >>> But reason 1 is the biggest benefit. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >From: Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> >>> > >>> >Why would a wide-range IGH be better than a single-chainring wide range >>> >derailleur bike? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >-- >>> >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-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>> >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@** >>> googlegroups.com. >>> >For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<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-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@** >>> googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en<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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/sW4vm1DN1i0J. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- "Believe nothing until it has been officially denied." -- Claude Cockburn ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
