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Belt drive
On Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:51:07 -0700, Joerg
wrote: On 2019-04-27 15:51, John B. wrote: On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 07:54:56 -0700, Joerg wrote: On 2019-04-26 16:24, Roger Merriman wrote: Joerg wrote: On 2019-04-25 15:48, Roger Merriman wrote: Joerg wrote: [...] It often takes the bicycle industry decades longer to figure something out. Such as decent heavy-duty rack space on FS MTB and central-battery powered lighting where, no surprise, I had to build it all myself. Beats me why one still cannot buy this: http://www.analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Muddy5.JPG Probably because if your using the bike differently to others, my commute bike though a hardtail is closer to that set up with panniers and a barbag as I found the weight on the rear effected the handling though with the weight spread even fully Laden the bike can be some fun in the woods if one wants. But for the Nice MTB I don’t need to take so much gear and as a leisure rather than transport it’s a much nicer ride unladen. Even during fun rides I carry a full tool kit, a big lock, some spare parts and most of all water. The water alone can be north of a gallon in summer because many MTB trails have no opportunity to refill (safely). How often or likely is a full tool kit needed? Personally I do take some Allen keys but can’t remember the last time they where needed. You could have asked the guy whose shifter cable snapped and the limit screws had Allen heads so were not adjustable via Swiss Army knife. Err... the five Allan wrenches that I carry allow me to tighten or loosen every threaded fastener on the bike and weigh considerably less than a "Swiss Army Knife". ... If you have the right size among them. I like to have it all. Now in the shape of a Crankbrothers M19 tool which ... drum roll ... even contains a chain breaker. If they have the right size? Allan wrenches are normally sold in sets (several different sizes) so one can just select the ones that do fit and carry them :-) https://www.crankbrothers.com/products/m19 Plus a Swiss Army knife. Always. And a first aid kit. And a lock. And ... ... But of course I can't fight off a raging mountain lion with my Allan wrench.... Or a rattlesnake. The other shortcoming of Allen wrenches is that they do not have a bottle opener or corkscrew. They also lack a can opener, for example, if you like to have anchovies on your sandwich. Good Lord! You say that you are riding a bicycle, not on some sort of odyssey where one needs to carry provisions. Just eat, than ride, than eat when you get home again. I used to do 4 to 6 hour rides without stopping for lunch. You obviously can't do this on tea and toast but a good breakfast should see you through to lunch. Or at least it used to back in the day when farmers actually worked all day :-) -- cheers, John B. |
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