Well, I'm not sure why SRAM designed it since triples are perfectly good. But given that it is coming out, I know that if I had a bike that was designed to not have a front derailleur, I would certainly want all my gearing covered with one ring. I do not want to get off to shift by hand or shift with a stick. Hence the 42 in back would appeal to me.
But honestly, I don't think I'd buy the Rivendell that doesn't allow front shifting while pedaling. (Unless it were a wide-ranging IGH bike.) -----Original Message----- >From: dougP <[email protected]> >The single front ring idea seems interesting, but the trade-off seems >a lot more complexity at the back in exchange for a slightly simpler >front system. Could this be yet another solution in search of a >problem? > > -- 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.
