Somnatash's chic Brompton + front Pantour hub pics!

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01-13-09, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by folder fanatic

You bike is so beautiful especially with that Sturmey-Archer 8 speed hub. I am so suprised that the folks at Brompton did not adopt this hub instead of that other one that requires a more complicated dual shifting system. After all, the company seems to pride itself on simplicity.

The Brompton uses a hub at the core of its shifting system and is actually quite efficient. I totally agree that the dual shifters are cumbersome though and wonder why it's taken them so long to improve this issue. I would bet on it that they had considerable feedback on this.

Given Somnatash's comments that the 6th gear slips on the SA8 perhaps the Shimano Nexus would be a better alternative?

Where are you hiding Somna? Probably as busy as a bee in your hive of pyschology! All the best for 2009 and the same to EvilScoundrel