On 2017-08-19 13:29, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 11:34:03 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-19 09:23, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 7:50:50 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:

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You can buy a bullet-proof shaft drive bike. You should do
that.
https://www.biketownpdx.com/how-it-works/meet-the-bike People
creep all over Portland on those things. I'm sure it would accept
a growler cage.


That doesn't prevent BB wear :-)

It certainly reduces wear on shaft bearings.
http://dynamicbicyclesuk.co.uk/files...s%20uk%203.jpg
All sealed, and with the arrangement of the gears, you could use a
bushing instead of a bearing. Perfect. And the stout drive shaft
could handle the weight of all the stuff in your pannier.


No argument there. If I needed a new bike and one with shaft drive was
available I'd certainly prefer that over chain-driven. There are many
reasons why BMW builds so many shaft-driven motorcycles.

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