« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: End of the chain?  (Read 2723 times)

  • Offline skidzilla

  • Posts: 2,351
  • Hero Member
  • 夢を見られた・・・
Logged
Re:End of the chain?
Reply #1 on: June 20, 2006, 13:29:41 PM
doesnt look very nice does it - not compact :lol:

and I wonder how much it weighs.

are there any details on how you change gear with it, I found the article a bit lacking in details.
Logged

  • Offline skidzilla

  • Posts: 2,351
  • Hero Member
  • 夢を見られた・・・
Re:End of the chain?
Reply #2 on: June 20, 2006, 13:38:22 PM

Some more details here. :)
Logged
Re:End of the chain?
Reply #3 on: June 20, 2006, 13:39:45 PM
bah, its still got standard shimano cogs inside there, they just hid them!

I was hoping itd have a slider or something so you could (like a CVT) gradually increase / decrease your gearing or something actually clever.

ho hum...   :P
Logged
End of the chain?
Reply #4 on: June 20, 2006, 14:23:35 PM
Shaft drive bikes have been around for oh...a hundred years already. They suffer from inefficiency and often are quite noisy. Chains suck, but theyre efficient, simple, and cheap.
Logged
Re:End of the chain?
Reply #5 on: June 20, 2006, 18:47:36 PM
If youre suffering from chain suck Id suggest your homebrewed lubrication fluids arent all theyre cracked up to be...:P
Logged
Re:End of the chain?
Reply #6 on: June 20, 2006, 22:24:32 PM
I personally think chains are just fine, dont really have a problem with them - as max says, they are pretty efficient, cheap and easy to look after.

mine only comes off, if I do something silly with the gears and are pedalling really hard at the time or something silly - I think they are reliable enough, and if you dont like one.. chuck it and get a new one :)
Logged

  • Offline Serious

  • Posts: 14,467
  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
Re:End of the chain?
Reply #7 on: June 20, 2006, 22:41:37 PM
Providing you either use clips or tuch trouser legs into your socks when wearing long trousers chains arent a problem.
Logged
Re:End of the chain?
Reply #8 on: June 20, 2006, 22:46:35 PM
Quote from: snellgrove
I personally think chains are just fine, dont really have a problem with them - as max says, they are pretty efficient, cheap and easy to look after.

mine only comes off, if I do something silly with the gears and are pedalling really hard at the time or something silly - I think they are reliable enough, and if you dont like one.. chuck it and get a new one :)


I keep forgetting to change gear in time so when i do my chain keeps bloody coming off :(

TBH though mines rusty anyhow, if i could be arsed id change it but the miles a month it does probably puts me off  :lol:
Logged
Pages: [1]
« previous next »

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.