Originally Posted by Tightwad
Originally Posted by Tightwad Can someone please explain why with all the advancement in internal geared hubs derailers are still so popular??
In my guess, manufactures can produce a bike with a lower initial cost if they keep with a derailer system, and since derailers systems work better for performance orientated bikes justifying their use in that circumstance, large groups of buyers want to mimic thier heros who ride fast, even if they won't be using their bikes in the same way, so they buy what they see their heros use.