Hubs vs deraliers!

[NutSAK]

Most of my Campy stuff is sold and gone, unfortunately.  I'm pretty much shimano only these days.

I can probably get some good information on the old models though.  Let me take a look around to see what I can come up with.

[Tarrodemierda]

that would be great,thanks.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

BUMP

[ryan1835]

ive only ever had de railers so cant really comment :/

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Hub's all the way baby

[ryan1835]

im going to nab a posties bike at work and give it a ride round the block and see what all this fuss is about 

[Zed]

ive only just seen this mike and your other one  for me no gears SS, but if i have to have gears and these days i do then derailleurs Shimano being my favorite,in the past ive used suntour,campag,and mavic, the the sach stuff, but i find shimano the best, years ago i changed parts so often i never had any problems but these days i run the stuff until it needs replacing, for XT is spot on for MTB used and durable ,ive never really used hub gears but my brothers bike had them and a hub brake and it was a git to take the wheel off so put me off, but each to there own, derailleurs are ok when set up good, but a git if not or worn, i used to change my chain and rear cogs once a year, but depends on mileage you do, years ago i did anything from 70-90 miles a day training so parts wore quicker, these days im lucky to do that a year 

paul     

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It's true that doing a puncture can be a bit of a faff. But it's not so bad with modern hub's

Plus with the advent of decent, puncture resistant tyre's, you shouldn't have to fix one too often

[Zed]

It's true that doing a puncture can be a bit of a faff. But it's not so bad with modern hub's

Plus with the advent of decent, puncture resistant tyre's, you shouldn't have to fix one too often

This is very true mike, and TBH i dont get punctures that often, sadly my brother gets them like every month  and i have to change them  drives me nuts, i lent him one of my bikes once and he got 2 punctures in 2 days   

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I know people like that

I'm always amazed they don't have more accidents, as there clearly not looking where there going

[Zed]

I know people like that

I'm always amazed they don't have more accidents, as there clearly not looking where there going

he sticks on his MP3 mate and off he goes, pot holes drains nothing stands in his way, and the pop  its sad that at 41 he cant fix a puncture and he rides to work every day, ive shown him a million times , i give up   

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I know people like that

I'm always amazed they don't have more accidents, as there clearly not looking where there going

he sticks on his MP3 mate and off he goes, pot holes drains nothing stands in his way, and the pop  its sad that at 41 he cant fix a puncture and he rides to work every day, ive shown him a million times , i give up   

Buy him some tyre lever's and a 'how to' guide for his birthday then mate

Fair play to him for cycling to work everyday though

[Zed]

I know people like that

I'm always amazed they don't have more accidents, as there clearly not looking where there going

he sticks on his MP3 mate and off he goes, pot holes drains nothing stands in his way, and the pop  its sad that at 41 he cant fix a puncture and he rides to work every day, ive shown him a million times , i give up   

Buy him some tyre lever's and a 'how to' guide for his birthday then mate

Fair play to him for cycling to work everyday though

yeah im glad he does mate and its the same as me as i cycle everywhere, but he wont learn how to fix the blooming things , when they go wrong he just buys another one  its madness,

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I know people like that

I'm always amazed they don't have more accidents, as there clearly not looking where there going

he sticks on his MP3 mate and off he goes, pot holes drains nothing stands in his way, and the pop  its sad that at 41 he cant fix a puncture and he rides to work every day, ive shown him a million times , i give up   

Buy him some tyre lever's and a 'how to' guide for his birthday then mate

Fair play to him for cycling to work everyday though

yeah im glad he does mate and its the same as me as i cycle everywhere, but he wont learn how to fix the blooming things , when they go wrong he just buys another one  its madness,

That does sort of fly in the face of making the most out of the biggest feature of bikes ie there cheapness

[Zed]

I know people like that

I'm always amazed they don't have more accidents, as there clearly not looking where there going

he sticks on his MP3 mate and off he goes, pot holes drains nothing stands in his way, and the pop  its sad that at 41 he cant fix a puncture and he rides to work every day, ive shown him a million times , i give up   

Buy him some tyre lever's and a 'how to' guide for his birthday then mate

Fair play to him for cycling to work everyday though

yeah im glad he does mate and its the same as me as i cycle everywhere, but he wont learn how to fix the blooming things , when they go wrong he just buys another one  its madness,

That does sort of fly in the face of making the most out of the biggest feature of bikes ie there cheapness

  yep and the funny thing is is my brother is as tight as a#s#oles  he has that bike scheme at his work and uses it ,

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I know people like that

I'm always amazed they don't have more accidents, as there clearly not looking where there going

he sticks on his MP3 mate and off he goes, pot holes drains nothing stands in his way, and the pop  its sad that at 41 he cant fix a puncture and he rides to work every day, ive shown him a million times , i give up   

Buy him some tyre lever's and a 'how to' guide for his birthday then mate

Fair play to him for cycling to work everyday though

yeah im glad he does mate and its the same as me as i cycle everywhere, but he wont learn how to fix the blooming things , when they go wrong he just buys another one  its madness,

That does sort of fly in the face of making the most out of the biggest feature of bikes ie there cheapness

  yep and the funny thing is is my brother is as tight as a#s#oles  he has that bike scheme at his work and uses it ,

I wish I could get my school to adopt it they've said yes, but it's getting them to implement it that's taking too long

Which is a shame, as I'm fairly sure I've bought the wrong bike in the Vantage

[ryan1835]

cycling to works good because it wakes you up...

and gives you an excuse for a cuppa when you get there 

cycling homes good because well your home

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

You forgot to mention all that inner smugness you get from cycling past lesser vehicles

[Benner]

That smugness goes out the window when it rains though ey. 

[ryan1835]

nah its too much fun riding through puddles 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That smugness goes out the window when it rains though ey. 

Nah not really

Just stick the waterproof's on and impress the girls at work with how hardcore you are

[Benner]

Yeah all the ladies love a drenched, sweaty and stinky bloke covered in plastic. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yeah all the ladies love a drenched, sweaty and stinky bloke covered in plastic. 

Maybe the lasses at work are hard up for attention then

[ryan1835]

well i tried a bike with hubs today

yep a postmas bike 

and it seems alot smoother then a bike with de railers

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

And much, much better in traffic too

[Nikos]

Yeah all the ladies love a drenched, sweaty and stinky bloke covered in plastic. 

Just hugging them will get them all wet though...

[ryan1835]

And much, much better in traffic too

it just confused me because i went to steer left of right and the basket didnt move :L

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It's sorcery

[Styerman]

I'm looking at a Dahon folding bike with a hub system , eight gears should be plenty for round town stuff .

Chris

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I'm looking at a Dahon folding bike with a hub system , eight gears should be plenty for round town stuff .

Chris

Good man

I can't speak for them you side of the pond, but Dahon have a very poor reputation over here for spares back up