Jan: Just speculating here, but I wonder if it was because so many early derailers were chain actuated, which made the cable angle less critical, allowing for more varied cable routing. Then the next generation of derailers required the cable to enter from the rear, which pretty much limited routing to along the chainstay.
Nick Worthington On Wednesday, April 3, 2013 6:57:09 PM UTC-7, Jan Heine wrote: > I wonder why few bikes in recent years have put the shifters on the top > tube. That was common in the 1930s, when most cyclotourists rode in a more > upright position. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
