http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: 'Gears not human invention' en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:40:22 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225750 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:07:32 +0000 dougal 225750@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My sincerest apologies to my internally-geared brothers and sisters. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225745 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:45:09 +0000 I were right about that saddle 225745@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I insist on including the risk of derailleur malfunction leading to death at some point on the circumnavigation in that calculation. Probability of failure pretty much 1 and value of life infinite..... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225743 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:39:03 +0000 neddie 225743@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So if you write off the 4000 euros over the duration of a RTW trip, that works out at only 0.16 euros per mile. Bargain! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225742 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:32:00 +0000 I were right about that saddle 225742@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah, but round the world.</p> <p>And I saw one chained to the railings outside Spikey Mike's at Easter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225741 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:28:15 +0000 neddie 225741@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Starting at around 4000 euros for a bike with one of those...</p> <p>Ooouuuuuch </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225740 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:20:25 +0000 I were right about that saddle 225740@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There are meshing gears out there, and <a href="http://pinion.eu/en/p1-18-gearbox/">they are to be lusted after.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225739 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:15:14 +0000 dougal 225739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Several mentions of bicycles... despite bicycles not having meshing gears! It's almost like these people have never seen a bike before. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16658#post-225719 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:00:11 +0000 chdot 225719@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/functioning-mechanical-gears-seen-in-nature-for-the-first-time" rel="nofollow">http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/functioning-mechanical-gears-seen-in-nature-for-the-first-time</a> </p>