Each Drop of Sweat Counts
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: New Bern NC
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Bikes: Trek FX2, Trek Verve 3, Dahon Launch D8, Dahon Jetstream XP, Dahon Speed P8, Dahon Speed TR, Dahon Speed TT
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Any commuters with hub gears?
I'm wondering why he have two or three chainrings up front when there are hub gears?
I have two Dahon folding bikes that use the SRAM Dual Drive hub on the rear and I absolutely love the thing. Quiet, remarkably easy to set up, no maintenance and you can shift them sitting still.
Why no dual drives or hub gears on current production bikes (that I'm aware of)?
Is it a weight thing? Do they not hold up to daily abuse or heavy mileage?
I don't get it.
John