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Roger Burton West
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I'm not planning to do this any time soon, just wondering how practical
it might be.
My usual mount for riding around in town uses a Nexus-8 hub gear. It's
utterly wonderful (as I have gone on about at some length here) to be
able to shift when stationary. What it's not so great for, however, is
going up steep hills or getting a really high speed on a long run.
So what I'd like to do is combine that with a multi-chainring front
derailleur system. Then I can sit on the middle ring while going around
town, shift down for uphills, and shift up for going fast out of town.
However, a derailleur system means jockey wheels so that the chain
length can vary, and I'm not quite sure where they'd go.
I believe some of the Bromptons have a multiple gear system like this
(with a 3-speed hub), so it must be possible, but does anyone have
practical experience of it on a more normal bike?
Roger
--
It never gets easier, you just go faster.
-- Greg LeMond
it might be.
My usual mount for riding around in town uses a Nexus-8 hub gear. It's
utterly wonderful (as I have gone on about at some length here) to be
able to shift when stationary. What it's not so great for, however, is
going up steep hills or getting a really high speed on a long run.
So what I'd like to do is combine that with a multi-chainring front
derailleur system. Then I can sit on the middle ring while going around
town, shift down for uphills, and shift up for going fast out of town.
However, a derailleur system means jockey wheels so that the chain
length can vary, and I'm not quite sure where they'd go.
I believe some of the Bromptons have a multiple gear system like this
(with a 3-speed hub), so it must be possible, but does anyone have
practical experience of it on a more normal bike?
Roger
--
It never gets easier, you just go faster.
-- Greg LeMond