On 15/01/12 15:32, Handel Barz wrote:
Manufacturers should look at providing three gear bicycles again.

Some of them never stopped making them... (my Brom is a 3 speed)

find, for myself anyway, that an 18 speed gear system is "overkill"
for the bicycle commute everyday. Single speed cranks are not enough
and multi-speeds require too much servicing. A single sprocket on the
wheel and three sprockets on the crank would do the job for most
cycalists.

hub gears need least servicing and will have chains last longer too.
They're also good for allowing the chain to be more enclosed which again
means less servicing.

Plenty of options available with hub gears. My urban hack is a Moulton
TSR8 with hub gearing. The Bromn does okay with 3, but it's nice to
have a few more.

Pete.
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