That Hebie think is the most interesting gadget I've seen in a long time! Not cheap, but if it really, really, really works, it could be great. On the other hand many a "protective" cover turns out to be merely a hard-to clean accumulator of whatever it was supposed to keep out.
I ride during the winter, on the Neptunian streets of Minneapolis, and chains are just eaten alive here. On Nov 23, 2:40 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > Who's making these chain covers? > > Jim: > > There was a discussion on same over in the Peter White Bike group. > > http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle/browse_thread/thread/... > > Consensus is the best were by the linked German company. The chain > rubs against the guard, yes. But it remains relatively free of winter > road gunk. > > On Nov 20, 4:47 pm, jim_OLP <j...@landoloons.com> wrote: > > > Who's making these chain covers? > > > On Nov 20, 5:03 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > In snowy salty conditions having no derailer to jam up with gunk while > > > riding and less to clean (in fact there are German companies making > > > swell plastic chain devices that snap over IGH drivetrains) hen you > > > come home from an enjoyable ride enhances the fun. > > > > Depending on what your riding circumstances are, an IGH can be a good > > > choice. > > > > On Nov 19, 11:27 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > On Nov 19, 2009, at 5:16 PM, CycloFiend wrote: > > > > > > > on 11/19/09 5:39 AM, Mark at mclbicy...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > > >> Efficiency is a funny word to those who ride a bike for fun! I > > > > > >> agree > > > > > >> it may be important if you are in competition, but when I ride and > > > > > >> I > > > > > >> am out looking at the birds and the beautiful scenery, effeciency? > > > > > Would you find a very poorly maintained bike fun to ride, even slowly? > > > > --one > > > > with inefficient brakes, sluggish tires, excessively tight bearings, > > > > badly > > > > lubed chain, handlebar awry, saddle badly placed, left pedal broken, > > > > derailleur mis-adjusted, and so forth? That's extreme, of course, but > > > > the > > > > extremes define the middle. All things being equal, of course an > > > > efficient > > > > bike is more fun, even if you are not trying to go particularly fast, > > > > since > > > > it does what you want it to do better than one that is not efficient. > > > > And > > > > the coincidence of "what you want" and "what you get" makes for fun! > > > > > Patrick "efficient cyclist and epistemologist" Moore > > > > > -- > > > > Patrick Moore > > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > > For professional resumes, contact > > > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > > (505) 227-0523- 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-bu...@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.
