why don't road unis have better gearing options?

[Dane M]

Originally Posted by johnfoss

In my experience, which is very limited, chains usually only break when you apply tremendous force, or when you make a bad shift. This is less likely to happen at cruising speed, and much more likely to happen when changing gears (slow), cranking up in the high gear (relatively slow), or backpedaling on hills or in an emergency (maybe not so slow).

Ah I was very much thinking about muni, which I would think would put a lot of pressure on a chain system.

I didn't think about road riding really. Whoops!

[Unicorn]

Hey Riverman,

That is a pretty good idea. Maybe you can cut down on the weight some by having the shaft actually be the side of the fork? Just a thought.

Also I have seen a three speed internal hub being sold for BMX bikes. From what I remember they are direct drive.

Check out this ShimanoShimano 11 Speed Internal Hub. It probably freewheels but there are some pretty interesting things out there!

Unicorn