Thread: Dahon EEZZ
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Old 12-08-17 | 12:25 PM
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L Arnold
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Originally Posted by tds101
Give me an EEZZ with an IGH and I'd buy it,...not with the 76mm OLD. No upgradeability.
Realize that the derailleur has a second purpose. It is a chain tensioner. When the bike folds the spread between the Front Sprocket and rear Cogs shortens. The derailleur takes up the slack that would otherwise be created.

The Jifo is a single speed on the same design principal. It requires a separate chain tensioner for that purpose.

I am quite sure it would be very difficult to fit an Internal Gear Hub in the 76mm OLD. I believe you could play with the sprockets back there however I believe. You can't really do that w/ an IGH other than changing the front chainring, which you could do, likely anyway, with the EEZZ and Jifo.

I like IGH hubs too so no disagrement there.

Last edited by L Arnold; 12-08-17 at 12:25 PM. Reason: slack details
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