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I'm an enduro and downhill rider myself, and I don't see these coming anytime soon to the "mountain bike" world. Looks fragile and susceptible of failure under
by snak 7y ago
I'm an enduro and downhill rider myself, and I don't see these coming anytime soon to the "mountain bike" world. Looks fragile and susceptible of failure under high forces and dirt/mud.
- mellett68 7y agoI agree. I couldn't see it surviving many pretty routine - well, routine for me - crashes.
- collyw 7y agoI actually thought they had the potential to keep more mud out than a conventional chain.
- deaps 7y agoA conventional chain could be caked in mud, but it literally cleans itself - the contact points anyway. Also, if well-lubricated they're pretty good at keeping water and such out of the internals as well - or at least easy enough to clean up when you get home.
- salty_biscuits 7y agoI am waiting for gearboxes to become competitive with derailleurs. Would totally be up for getting rid of that fragile and expensive part.
- romwell 7y ago>I am waiting for gearboxes to become competitive with derailleurs You mean the internal gear hubs? They've been competitive for over a hundred years[1]. I had a bike with an 8-speed SRAM[2], it worked fine (got stolen one day). [1]https://www.sheldonbrown.com/internal-gears.html https://www.sheldonbrown.com/internal-gears.html [2]https://www.sheldonbrown.com/sram-g8.html https://www.sheldonbrown.com/sram-g8.html
- salty_biscuits 7y agoNot in the hub, bad for unsprung mass. In the bottom bracket like this https://pinion.eu/en/ https://pinion.eu/en/ But has some tradeoffs that mean it isn't quite there yet.