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• #2
"First of all, there are some definite advantages to a pure Retro-direct bike (i.e. without front derailleur): there is no slack in the chain, meaning you can have a simple bike that will never derail, without a complex gear hub, without shifter, and yet with 2 usable gears. This can be the perfect bike to ride in the snow or in extreme cold (there's me thinking a fixie was, doh.). Also, if you've been thinking of converting your bike to single-speed, but you're not quite willing to give up all your extra gears, and you want a bail-out gear for big hills, a Retro-direct bike can be an elegant answer."
gear hubs? complex?? there's no maintenance to do, how is that complex?!
clever engineering, but i can't see it catching on.
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• #3
the big lump of metal under the bb is quite funny:)
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• #4
blimey, i never noticed that. it'd be awful in the snow/wet/gritty roads, it'd get worn quickly, all the stupid extra cogs.
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• #5
how didnt you notice that??......did you even watch the video's:)
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• #6
i only watched the first two, then got bored :P
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• #7
hhaaaa
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• #8
clever engineering, but i can't see it catching on.
Well it didn't catch on in 1924, so it's unlikely to catch on now.
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• #9
i was just looking for stuff about hirondelle and ound that they made that beast
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• #10
This guy manages ice and snow on a road bike.. no wonder retro-direct didn't catch on..
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• #11
i hope those aren't slicks or he'll have in arm in plaster before the days out
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• #12
his knees must hurt like hell.
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• #13
you have to consider the enviromental effects
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• #14
of knobblies? ground erosion? haaha
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• #15
what were we talking about???:)
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• #16
you said you have to consider the environmental effects
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• #17
ohh yeah,that had nothing to do with anything......i just felt like saying it
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• #18
ha, fair enoughhhhh
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• #19
you know you want to say it to......
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• #20
yeah, i do. But I must consider the environmental effects involved in saying it before doing so!
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• #21
ummm a point well made....i feel we should stop discussing it,the eviromental effects could be devastating
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• #22
hippy This guy manages ice and snow on a road bike.. no wonder retro-direct didn't catch on..
big up the colcorado cycleign massive
snow sucks ther thoug, should have done A-basin or copper mtn.
someone was talking about these a bit ago i think? CRAZY