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Old 03-13-13 | 09:39 AM
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Bikes: 1949 Hercules Kestrel, 1950 Norman Rapide, 1970 Schwinn Collegiate, 1972 Peugeot UE-8, 1976 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Jack Taylor Tandem, 1984 Davidson Tandem, 2010 Bilenky "BQ" 650B Constructeur Tandem, 2011 Linus Mixte

Originally Posted by fender1
Ride a bike with a wide range of usable gears. Problem solved. An IGH is the wrong tool for the job. You sound like one of those guys who uses a butter knife to turn flat head screws, instead of just walking downstairs and getting a screw driver.
I don't really think that answer is what I want to hear. Using that logic, the Alpine should be faster than the Norman, but it isn't. BTW, I *like* using a butter knife more than a screwdriver.

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