Eric:
It could occur accidentally; I'm more curious to understand the sheer
physics/mechanics of it, but you're right from a behavioral perspective
it's less likely to happen in a typical riding situation.
(Pssst, Philip... don't let that dissuade you from attempting your
experiment... :)
To yank this thread into the really weird: years ago I saw a
description and photo of a -- what to call it? Derailleur multispeed
non-coasting drivetrain? You couldn't call it fixed since it involved
no fixed cog, only freewheels. I've been tempted to build one just for
the over-the-top weirdness
If you're talking about the S3X hub, then the answer is yes--If you're riding
in cruising (3rd) gear at a reasonable speed and downshift on the fly to 2nd
gear, your cadence immediately increases. Basically the same as downshifting a
manual transmission car--the engine revs up in the lower gear
Well, on a freewheel geared bike I downshift before the hill starts so I
have a rapid spin going into the incline.
Joe Bernard
Vallejo, CA.
On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 9:41:18 PM UTC-7, Eric Norris wrote:
If you're talking about the S3X hub, then the answer is yes--If you're
riding in
So I'm totally loving my SimpleOne... except that I live at the top of a
big hill, and it's too heavy a gear to pedal up the hill.
Then I saw one of those FSA Metropolis 2-speed cranks on eBay, and decided
to try it out. Well, I gotta tell you, this thing just plain WORKS, and it
WORKS WELL!
