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Dura Ace vs. Ultegra STI
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:22:43 -0700, "Tom Schmitz"
wrote: I have to disagree, but it's an opinion thing. I will call it an STI lever or an Ergo lever and folks will know what I'm referring to. I will not call That's fine if you know what brand you're talking about, but if you're speaking generically... well, whatever works. it a brifter. As an avowed Francophobe, please shoot me in the head should I say "brifteur". Hey! That's "freedom-o-phobe". Oh, wait, that comes out all wrong. When I see "derailleur", in my mind, I hear "dee ray LEEEEeeeeeeyyuur, *Maurice Chevalier laugh*". Agree here, too. We can speak English, though I'm not sure derailer is a word in the same sense that "group" is a word. "Derailleur" is in the dictionary, with a primary pronunciation of di-ray-ler. Derailer is simple: it's a device the de-rails the chain. In english, then, the word would easily be derailer. This makes me wonder: in France, does a train ride on railleus? -- Rick Onanian |
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Dura Ace vs. Ultegra STI
"Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio." - Horace
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:08:51 -0400, Rick Onanian wrote: Derailer is simple: it's a device the de-rails the chain. In english, then, the word would easily be derailer. If you're going to go to the trouble of giving the device a new name, why stick with a word with such negative connotations? The object isn't to make the chain fall off (derail), it's to move it to another sprocket. Surely then it should be a rerailer. ------------------------------- John Dacey Business Cycles, Miami, Florida Since 1983 Our catalogue of track equipment: online since 1996. http://www.businesscycles.com |
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"Brevis esse laboro, obscurus fio." - Horace
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:08:51 -0400, Rick Onanian wrote: Derailer is simple: it's a device the de-rails the chain. In english, then, the word would easily be derailer. If you're going to go to the trouble of giving the device a new name, why stick with a word with such negative connotations? The object isn't to make the chain fall off (derail), it's to move it to another sprocket. Surely then it should be a rerailer. ------------------------------- John Dacey Business Cycles, Miami, Florida Since 1983 Our catalogue of track equipment: online since 1996. http://www.businesscycles.com |
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