Dave: I am interested in the Trek: what size, what style -- tourer, sport tourer, racing -- what tubing, what braze-ons; what IGH. Photos if size, kind, hub are what I want?
Thanks. On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Dave Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote: > Civia has some nice videos in their tech section: > http://www.civiacycles.com/civiaMedia/civiaTech.php > > <http://www.civiacycles.com/civiaMedia/civiaTech.php>It does take a bit > longer to remove than a wheel with a QR, but I didn't find it horrible by > any stretch of the imagination, and my IGH bike has a roller brake and full > chaincase. The trick to removing the cable from the cassette joint is using > a 2mm allen wrench ot move the cassette joint around to take the tension off > the cable so that you can easily unhook the cable end. Needle nose pliers > are also handy for removing the housing end from the cassette joint. > > What would be truly nice is if shops that sold bikes equipped with IGHs > would give their customers demos on how to remove the rear wheel. I was > able to figure it out, but not everyone is mechanically minded the same way > I am. > > For city riding, I really like the IGH. Really a hop on and ride sort of > utility bike, no thinking about what pants you're wearing, if the drivetrain > is gunked up, etc. with the bike I have. Plus, shifting at stoplights is > truly great. > > That said, I will be selling my IGH bike (anyone interested in a gently > used Trek L200?) since I find I just don't ride anything but my Xtracycle > these days. > > --dlloyd > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] (505) 227-0523 -- 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.
