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

"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.
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John Dacey
Business Cycles, Miami, Florida
Since 1983
Our catalogue of track equipment: online since 1996.
http://www.businesscycles.com

"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