When you look at a Rohloff and compare it to the Rube Goldberg of a derailer, it kinda makes you wonder at the "modern" part. If we weren't all used to looking at the exposed gearing, derailer systems would never be taken seriously if introduced today.
Let's see, an Atlantis frame is $2K, and a Rohloff is....$2K. Lot more little precision pieces whirling about in the latter. Put the two together and you've got....yikes! One expensive and quite elegant touring bike. dougP -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of GeorgeS Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 6:48 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: old Italian bike? I rode a century in the Fall. In the parking lot at the start I was pumping the tires on my Rambouillet and a teenager, 14-16, comes over and says that his father had sent him over to see what bikes looked like when he (the father) was a kid. My favorite line in this genre, however, was not about the Rambouillet but concerned my commuter bike, a tout terrain I got from Peter White. It is equipped with a Rohloff hub. Noting the lack of derailliers, several colleagues have asked why I can't afford a "modern" bike. I just don't have the energy to try to explain things to these guys so I mumble something about retro being in style and shift the conversation to the hurricane season. GeorgeS On Apr 26, 7:45 pm, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, I get that sometimes too, although mostly the approving comments about how great it looks and wistful, "I bet it's comfortable on these rough roads too." > > The "leather helmet" was known as a "hair net" in the day, iirc. > > ________________________________ > From: k5osx <[email protected]> > > "It is great to see an ancient bike being > ridden in this rally... Is it Italian?" > > Perhaps I should start dressing the part in knickers and a seer sucker > shirt, with a leather hairnet. ;) > > robert --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
