Downtube SA Hub X-RF8
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That's just the thing. In a court of law it's essentially what would convince the average person, but since the average person is a moron, I subscribe to the much more reliable and useful definition of truth which is those statements which are most likely to agree with future/unseen/yet-to-be-revealed observations.
So on the one hand you have speculation and on the other you have concrete observation. Many people might argue that concrete observation constitutes the truth by itself, but they would be wrong because subsequent observations ("verifications", "checks", etc) will rarely be exactly the same. So the truth always lies somewhere between the two (ie between "clairovyant conspiracy theories" and concrete observation) and it is only by engaging both that knowledge is created (ie truth is correctly ascertained).
Take, for example, our little discussion above. "The facts" seemed to indicate that there was something wrong with crackerdog's hub, but speculation suggested that it was the setup. It should be no surprise that the truth, which reality subsequently bore out, was somewhere between the two (after all, there's an exact science to this...I'm not pulling it out of my ass).
Once again, I think the fact that crackdog's bike now works should be quite telling of which one of us is winning this argument...regardless of how much it offends your sense of rationale, the rationale of the average man, or even the law.
So on the one hand you have speculation and on the other you have concrete observation. Many people might argue that concrete observation constitutes the truth by itself, but they would be wrong because subsequent observations ("verifications", "checks", etc) will rarely be exactly the same. So the truth always lies somewhere between the two (ie between "clairovyant conspiracy theories" and concrete observation) and it is only by engaging both that knowledge is created (ie truth is correctly ascertained).
Take, for example, our little discussion above. "The facts" seemed to indicate that there was something wrong with crackerdog's hub, but speculation suggested that it was the setup. It should be no surprise that the truth, which reality subsequently bore out, was somewhere between the two (after all, there's an exact science to this...I'm not pulling it out of my ass).
Once again, I think the fact that crackdog's bike now works should be quite telling of which one of us is winning this argument...regardless of how much it offends your sense of rationale, the rationale of the average man, or even the law.
"When new ownership saw the product wasn't up to snuff, they put the "slightly imperfect" stock on clearance and Downtube snapped them up at a deep discount...knowing the hubs had problems. I don't think Sturmey tried to hide the fact that this particular batch of hubs had issues...just that Downtube didn't care because their selling point is low cost (not necessarily high quality). That's why no other folding bike OEMs used this hub, even though it was specifically designed for folders, because Sturmey was honest about the issues and the only buyer that still wanted the hubs was Downtube."
I can see you being all smug about making the right call on the hub. Good for you. But you cast quite an accusation about Downtube's business ethics. Then, you contradicted your own accusation by proving that the hub was good, and the setup was wrong. So......WTF?
Anyway, no point in continuing this discussion further. You'll never hear what I am saying - you're too intent on defending your perfectness...
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Two days ago, a friend told me he has a similar problem with is SA hub on his mini.
Slipping at 6th gear.. (Or 3rd?)
Too bad not many here in indonesia are familiar at servicing these hubs..
Slipping at 6th gear.. (Or 3rd?)
Too bad not many here in indonesia are familiar at servicing these hubs..
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