Originally Posted by Tightwad
How can anyone engage in polite open discussion
when they will be held up to ridicule because they
are not fully up to speed with all the others who
post in bikeforums? How else can one learn from
others who are willing to share and ,at times,
mentor new or returning riders. I consider this
post to be arrogant, rude and adds nothing of value
to this discussion.
I didn't mean to be rude. I was there myself not long ago and I'm still learning. If this post had been listed on the "Road Bike" forum, you would have been ridiculed as most of those posting are aggressive cyclists. I thought you were referring why hub gears with their high popularity are not replacing cassette based systems. This type of question comes from someone (like myself) who started out on a 3 speed folding bicycle. But the prospect of a hub based system ever replacing the cassette is likely never to happen because of the advantages of the latter are like night and day.
I don't regret the decision to buy that 3 speed bicycle and will probably keep it for commuting purposes only. I do regret buying my other 2 Nexus cycles when I should have purchased a road bike. If you're at the begginers level, a hub geared bicycle would be perfect.