Originally Posted by
HillRider
Do you have a specific "improved" design in mind or is this just wishful thinking? If you really have thought of something better, patent the design and live off of the licensing royalty.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
My Schlumpf, Planetary,, 2 speed crank shifts while stopped, or bogged down on a hill climb,
combined with the SA 3 speed I can shift both at once, which I Must do between 3rd and 4th, of 6.
BTW, Hyhuu, that improved thing is a band to braze-on adapter, already sold..
but note, the mount to the round frame tube is still a band clamp.
.. have another idea? start a company, making them.
Here is my thinking. The FD mounting/adjustment moves in 2 planes: vertical and rotational around the seat tube. Take the slotted braze-on adator for example, the slot provide the vertical adjustment. There is no reason why something like that can't be built in as part of the braze-on FD. Add another feature to allow limited rotational movement via screw(s) adjustment then all that is needed on a frame, no matter size or shape of the seattube, is just 2 holes.
The thing is I don't necessarily think that's an "improvement" but more of a progression just like many other features on the bike, especially with the carbon craze. The current design seems to work very well but it gotta be the most crude part of the bike.