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| bio | website | ciderconsulting.com |
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| location | Minneapolis, MN | |
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My name is Mike Bradshaw. Please contact me if I can be of assistance as one of the Moderators of Ask Different on Stack Exchange.
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accepted | How many miles and/or commuting seasons will a modern internal geared hub last? |
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What tips do you have for making temporary “get me home” repairs? I've heard they work very well for compatible 8-, 9- and 10-gear chains. |
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How many miles and/or commuting seasons will a modern internal geared hub last? make it less about my needs - more general |
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Jul 19 |
answered | What tips do you have for making temporary “get me home” repairs? |
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Jul 19 |
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What tips do you have for making temporary “get me home” repairs? This dollar bill trick is one of my all time favorites. A dollar in the repair kit can be most handy indeed. |
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Jul 19 |
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Tips for participating in a large organized ride Clarify title - make clear this is for participants |
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Jul 19 |
suggested | suggested edit on Tips for participating in a large organized ride |
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Jul 19 |
answered | Tips for participating in a large organized ride |
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Jul 19 |
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How many miles and/or commuting seasons will a modern internal geared hub last? @zenbike what environment are your miles? @iantius and @Neil - feel free to pit your comments as real answers - they stand alone and maybe we could get some consensus on specific models? Thanks for the great answers so far all! I'll hit up some local bike shops and answer myself later. |
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Jul 18 |
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How many miles and/or commuting seasons will a modern internal geared hub last? So basically, I will probably ride the rest of the bike well into the ground before a sealed hub. I could service the hubs when I swap out rims and spokes. |
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Jul 18 |
awarded | Student |
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Jul 18 |
answered | How to cope with being rattled by the wake of a fast car? |
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Jul 18 |
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combining friction shifting with indexed components Do elaborate on that in the original answer! The effective radius of the friction lever might be different than the indexed one. Well done! |
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Jul 18 |
awarded | Editor |
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Jul 18 |
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How many miles and/or commuting seasons will a modern internal geared hub last? added 190 characters in body |
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Jul 18 |
asked | How many miles and/or commuting seasons will a modern internal geared hub last? |
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Jul 18 |
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Why is the front brake lever on the right if you 'drive' on the left and vice-versa? Great question! Most studies show grip strength is lopsided for righties but more even for lefties - so it would be easy to speculate that putting the device needing most force on the right would make sense. An alternative theory is the gears were placed on the right to allow the majority of righties fine motor control over finicky friction levers with a straight cable pull. I have no research to show which came first - the brake or the shifter - just lots of long training rides with geeky cyclists and bike shop discussions over beers. |
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awarded | Citizen Patrol |
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Jul 18 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jul 18 |
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combining friction shifting with indexed components That's just a fact of friction shift - has nothing to do with the rest of the components being packaged with an index shift mechanism. (it's of course a good point - but more an answer to is his friction gear appropriate for him) |
