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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
(Post 12522920)
Suffered a serious back injury and have permanent / partial nerve damage which affects my lower back, hip, and left leg... it works intermittently and can be a little ****zy as the signals are messed up so my right leg does most of the heavy lifting.
Cycling has been very good therapy and my physio and doctor say that aside from the not being able to feel my left foot and the whole chronic pain thing I am in pretty great shape... my physician and physiotherapist are both cyclists and my doctor jokes that he would not be able to keep up to me on a bike. My physiotherapist is a tri-guy so I get to rag on him about not really being a cyclist and he always picks my brain for tips on how to ride faster and get more out of his bike. Well, sorry to hear about your nerve issues anyway. |
Opinions vary greatly of course but my own opinion is that the best two setups for commuting bikes are the IGH or the 8-speed mountain derailleur with a single cog up front and a friction shifter. Same effect with both but one is obviously cheaper. Just my opinion, I know some people feel comfortable commuting on time trial bikes and that's cool too...
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sixty fiver said,
Guess I could run a double and a front derailleur if I wanted a 12 speed that incorporated an IGH but then my head would explode trying to run three shifters. finding a snap-ring fitted solid slug of steel, with 3 cogs, to fit on the AW3 and a cottered steel triple crank, I rode around the county, coping with 3 downtube friction levers , each making 3 gear selections. |
Originally Posted by dkrajisnik
(Post 12399668)
1. Are derailers and an exposed chain really THAT bad in the rain? Bad enough to get a potentially less suitable or more expensive bike just for that reason?
Is it just a matter of applying a little bit of lube |
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