Retro-direct, anyone? My guess is that he means it when the HS will be a more "elegant", maybe a more "integrated" design. It may be less of a bike meant to be widely adaptable to different configurations, as many Rivendell designs are. But it won't be a single-purpose bike at all.
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 6:34 PM, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Yea that looks pretty cool........off road looking which seems to be > where the Riv folks ride quite a bit. > > On Jun 20, 5:29 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Read more about it here... > > > > http://tinyurl.com/3g7eyk4 > > > > Could this be it??? If so, that's some pretty funky stuff... > > > > On Jun 20, 8:22 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OK folks... HERE is the solution to HS.... (And thanks Esteban for > > > giving me a clue)... It stands for Hammerschmidt... it's a 2-speed > > > crankset developed by SRAM (similar to the Schlumpf) with a built-in > > > transmission (in the crank). It obviates the need for a front > > > derailleur. The question is whether this will be an all-out front AND > > > rear internal transmission bike... I say yes, it will. > > > > > OK, everyone can watch reality TV once again, I'm spent.... > > > > > Peace, > > > BB > > > > > On Jun 20, 7:47 pm, Roger <rogerdhod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > "I'm not familiar with the SA 8-speed. Is the shifter indexed or > just > > > > the hub?" > > > > > > The SA 8-speed hub isn't indexed, but it definitely wants to be > > > > centered into each gear without much feedback. Supposedly Sheldon > > > > Brown could do it, but like 99% of the things Sheldon could do, it > was > > > > beyond my skills. I miss Sheldon. > > > > > > Part of the allure of the thumbshifter (which would be about equal > > > > with a barend shifter) was that I used the wheel/cable/shifter setup > > > > as a self-contained module that I could have on or off of my single > > > > speed bike in a couple of minutes with nothing but 2 or 3 zipties for > > > > the cable and tightening the shifter clamp on the bar. Except for the > > > > constant "is it in or out of gear" fiddliness and ker-chunking out of > > > > gear under load it was great. I'd like a clamp-on downtube shifter > > > > best of all for this concept. > > > > > > On Jun 20, 2:53 pm, Kenneth Stagg <kenneth.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Roger <rogerdhod...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > " It would be very cool if they also made a real shifter for the > > > > > > Rohloff. I'm not in the market for a new bike but I'd be very, > very > > > > > > happy to get a bar end shifter that was setup to handle the extra > > > > > > throw required by the Rohloff! I'd ditch that damned twist > shifter in > > > > > > a split second." > > > > > > > > I feel the same way about the SA 8-speed I have and its twist > shifter. > > > > > > > I'm not familiar with the SA 8-speed. Is the shifter indexed or > just > > > > > the hub? The silly thing about not offering a bar-end or similar > for > > > > > the Rohloff is that the shifter has no indexing - it's all handled > at > > > > > the hub - so the only issues are the dual cable setup (easy enough) > > > > > and pulling enough cable (more work but doable.) > > > > > > > -Ken > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- 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-bunch@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.
