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They are heavy and don't shift under high load. Maintenance is minimal, though. Great for a commuter but not practical for road racing or mountain biking.
by jhot 4y ago
They are heavy and don't shift under high load. Maintenance is minimal, though. Great for a commuter but not practical for road racing or mountain biking.
- Steltek 4y agoThey don't shift under any load, as far as I'm aware. Maybe Rohloff's are different but IME, you need to stop pedaling entirely to safely shift without damaging anything.
- analog31 4y agoCertainly true for Sturmey-Archer. If you try to upshift under load, you'll feel the cable resisting. If you downshift under load, it'll wait to shift until you back off on the pedals just a bit. Compensating for both things becomes a habit. Likewise, remembering not to shift at a stoplight becomes a habit with derailleurs. You reach a point where you begin to think like your bike. Given that I'm a casual cyclist on a non-sporty bike, I just live with the slight awkwardness when I'm halfway up a hill and realize that I chose the wrong gear.