THis is a pretty funny conversation all out. I think the big difference (for me) is between using quill stems and freewheel hubs on brand new bikes. I don't get it at all. Even worse (to me) is speccing quills and freewheel hubs on a new bike. Outside of this, I get it, have fun riding. Inside of this, I don't get it, but have fun riding. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read.
Tarik On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 2011-06-07 at 13:29 -0700, james black wrote: >> >> I see the freewheel system as analogous to the quill stem - >> technological improvements have supplanted it in the mainstream >> market, but not rendered it worthless or any less useful than it was >> 20 years ago. > > Except that with stems it's quill length and diameter, extension and bar > diameter that matter, and as long as those remain available in sizes you > need, you're good to go; but with freewheels, it's threading and gear > choices. If you need English threading, you're good in that respect -- > but most of the gearing choices are long gone. The cog board is gone. > What you have today is very, very limited. > > If gearing choices don't matter to you, fine; and if you happen to be a > real genuine fan of 14-28 Alpine, then God bless you - some long > winter's evening maybe you can explain to me how the shifting pattern > works, and who knows, long about the 4th or 5th hot toddy I might > actually get it. Otherwise, you are so out of luck. > > But if you aren't a gear freak, and this isn't the Classic Rendezvous > list where Period Correct is God, why are you messing around with > freewheels? "Bottom feeding"? > > -- > 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. > > -- Tarik Saleh tas at tariksaleh dot com in los alamos, po box 208, 87544 http://tariksaleh.com all sorts of bikes blog: http://tsaleh.blogspot.com -- 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.
