on 2/16/09 7:37 PM, Doug Peterson at [email protected] wrote: > After the centerpull brake, derailer & quick release, most everything else > has been refinement, as opposed to truly new technology. So STI & Ergo move > the shifting mechanism to a more convenient location, and modern drive > trains offer many times the number of gears & range of gearing, and modern > manufacturing methods allow more precise tolerances. But the technology > itself is more like 60 years old. I would submit that e-shifting is a > refinement, in that it is a different method of performing the same task, > e.g., moving the chain between sprockets.
And recall that Mavic was the first with the electronic shifting - Zap and Mektronic. Shimano also experimented with pneumatic (air) shifting as well. - J -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Send In Your Photos! - Here's how: http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the one I follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
