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Gearbox bikes - Where'd they go?
PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:49 pm Add User to Ignore List Reply with quote
sokoloka
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There was a time when a bike company just couldn't hang out with the cool kids unless there was some sort of wacky gearbox bike in the prototype workshop, but now they're rarely seen. Sure, we still have Nicolai and GT making them and a few even lower-volume operations from Brooklyn and Honda, but I think we can agree they're pretty uncommon.

So what happened? Why did they exist and why did they disappear? Was it a poor concept that existed only until the novelty wore off? Did other technologies improve and eliminate the advantage of the gearbox design? Were/are we just not ready for something so different?

I'm lusting for a good, techy discussion, so I'd love to hear some highly informed opinions.

Let's get our nerd on!

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:13 pm Add User to Ignore List Reply with quote
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There was actually a post somewhere on this site w/a G-box internal pic, but I can't find it. It was simple with a derailer and internal cassette. I'd love to find that pic again.

I know that Diamondback UK has a pretty cool design. http://www.diamondback.co.uk/comingsoon.aspx

Suntour also has an internal G-box
http://www.srsuntour-cycling.com/SID=si78f1330e9b14cfb7370afd7ead81ae/index.php?screen=sh.product_category&tnid=1551


http://www.activelifecompany.com/pdf/ChainReaction.pdf

This is a great article

http://www.descent-world.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=130&task=view&id=478


I'd like see the HONDA internals.

Hope that was geeky enough for you. I love this topic too, so I'm interested to what other people contribute.

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