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Mirsten Choiple said:Has anyone had any experience with these bikes?
they have become more (more meaning a higher number than near non-existence a few years back) common in Europe. There was a review of a townbike with it in C+ mag that said the chain-free mech was (on that model) OK but would wear and has since been discounted (by other manufacturers, mind you...) as less efficient than the higher (1st derailleur setup, 2nd hub gear setup) efficiency setups. Altho their main grief was the weight of thebike they did seem to hope that others would refine and sort it out.Mirsten Choiple said:"Terry Collins" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Mirsten Choiple wrote:
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>> Has anyone had any experience with these bikes?
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> Yes & No.
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> Yes in questions about them pop up every now and then; hint search for
> whiplash in gears.
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> No, I've never been foolish enough to waste my time trying to find or
> make one to ride.
I ask because I'm thinking about returning to cycling after twenty years and
I find that everything's changed.
There's a place in brisbane advertsing the 2005 europed mens chainless bike
for $575.
Geoff said:They appear on eBay.com.au every now and again. I think I saw one listed
there a few days ago.
The weight of these things is in the way to heavy range for my liking.
Geoff
I saw one in (...insert shop name...) North Sydney the other day (Where they were rude and overcharged me for a BB, after wanting $20 for an old shitty quill stem from the rubbish bin..)flyingdutch said:yeah, but the weight aint so much the drive, its just cos their doing the frame, etc with straight guage wrought iron
kingsley said:http://www.kinetics.org.uk/html/zero_shaft-drive.html
I've never ridden one, but would like to try one.
I think it would make a great commuter.
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