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Mike Kruger
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"Frank Krygowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>
> >
> > Indexed shifting is a wonderful thing. One of several that have
represented
> > significant progress for the bicycle (the others being dual-pivot
brakes,
> > lighter saddles that are actually comfortable, helmets that don't look
like
> > mushrooms, and high-performance clincher tires...
>
> It's just interesting to me how things that are very important to one
> person can be quite negligible to another person who's doing exactly the
> same things.
Or, important in some circumstances but not others. Of my 7 current bikes, 3
have friction, 1 has an early version of Shimano indexed shifting that I run
as friction because I'm more used to it, and 3 have gripshift indexed
shifting. I don't miss indexing on my road bikes, but I can't imagine
riding my recumbent without it, because I shift gears much, much more often
on the recumbent -- can't stand up. Likewise, mountain bikes actually ridden
off-road on rough terrain are easier to deal with if you can keep both hands
on the bars at all times.
news:[email protected]...
> Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>
> >
> > Indexed shifting is a wonderful thing. One of several that have
represented
> > significant progress for the bicycle (the others being dual-pivot
brakes,
> > lighter saddles that are actually comfortable, helmets that don't look
like
> > mushrooms, and high-performance clincher tires...
>
> It's just interesting to me how things that are very important to one
> person can be quite negligible to another person who's doing exactly the
> same things.
Or, important in some circumstances but not others. Of my 7 current bikes, 3
have friction, 1 has an early version of Shimano indexed shifting that I run
as friction because I'm more used to it, and 3 have gripshift indexed
shifting. I don't miss indexing on my road bikes, but I can't imagine
riding my recumbent without it, because I shift gears much, much more often
on the recumbent -- can't stand up. Likewise, mountain bikes actually ridden
off-road on rough terrain are easier to deal with if you can keep both hands
on the bars at all times.