New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable

Post by jacquesm » Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 9:38 AM UTC

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> Derailleur systems receiving a similar lack of maintenance are what turns people into short distance drivers. Funny, I thought it was my three young kids that did that. I always had a mountain bike growing up. Having now transitioned to more of a road bike, the difference in rideability is pretty stark. I guess it could be the derailleur, but I assumed it was the tires and gearset that made it a pain to get places.…

The only reasons for needing to reinflate every day should be: 1) using latex inner tubes. They’re lighter, but don’t hold air so well. Fine for racing, impractical for normal use 2) a slow puncture

Post by jacquesm » Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 9:44 AM UTC

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If you want to shift gears using the carbon drive you have to use an internal gear hub, which has a lot less range than a traditional derailleur and is less efficient. So if you are riding a racing or mountain bike a chain system is probably a better way to go. Also it looks like you can't shift under load with the internal hubs which is a problem if you are trying to climb hills quickly.

My previous bike had a Shimano Nexus 8 speed. It would shift just fine under load. My current bike has a Sturmy Archer 3 speed and doesn't. Geared hubs are great for riding in traffic because you can shift while stopped. Pulling harder with traffic up to a light and braking aggressively, and switching to the right gear while waiting for the light to change. Like everything it's a tradeoff. For me, geared hubs make a…

Post by scns » Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 10:32 AM UTC

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Internal hubs are amazing for the kind of bike that's always outside and gets maintenance beyond occasional tire pumping about as often as summer olympics are opened. Unfortunately SRAM stopped production of the T3 years ago, it was the perfect drive for a low maintenance, low value practical utility bike, providing the easy 80% of everything you want from bicycle gears for short distance commuting. Derailleur system…

> Derailleur systems receiving a similar lack of maintenance are what turns people into short distance drivers. Funny, I thought it was my three young kids that did that. I always had a mountain bike growing up. Having now transitioned to more of a road bike, the difference in rideability is pretty stark. I guess it could be the derailleur, but I assumed it was the tires and gearset that made it a pain to get places.…

Post by xorcist » Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 11:36 AM UTC

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Oh god. I have a Ghost commuter bike with belt drive (came with Continental, but it broke and couldn't be replaced, so it was swapped to gates). Not only is a it a huge pain in the ass to carry two identical heavy wrenches in case you have to remove the wheel+belt in the field, and tension is hard to get right even at home, but of course the cable is extremely hard to remove the first handful of times (and which gear…

Do you know you don't have to remove the wheel to repair a puncture ? Remove one side of the tire from the rim and pull the inner tube, then patch it.

Post by scns » Sun, Nov 29, 2020, 11:49 AM UTC

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Great chain, but the Gates Carbon Drive is likely a superior technology. Europe has largely adopted it, but it is rare in the states. I have a Riese & Müller bike with a Gates Carbon Drive and it is absolutely lovely. Silent, but best of all, no grease on my pants or hands, ever. They handle dirt and dust super well (just dry off and wipe down with a cloth/no gears get jammed with a sealed planetary gear system). It…

I have seen maybe one driveshaft based bike, and I’m European, and that was at the school of mechanical engineering.