Well, apparently the witticism was not appreciated. Must be hard to find a way to take offence at literally anything but whatever…
I was actually making a serious point. The standing joke goes that God was unkind to men when he put their delicate bits on the outside - and in fact it’s true for bikes too. Hub gears make much more sense than derailleurs - the vulnerable parts are protected! But as I understand it there’s a trade-off with the efficiency of power transmission. To be honest I’ve never quite understood this, nor why amazing 7-speed hubs are not a thing.
Well, apparently the witticism was not appreciated. Must be hard to find a way to take offence at literally anything but whatever…
I was actually making a serious point. The standing joke goes that God was unkind to men when he put their delicate bits on the outside - and in fact it’s true for bikes too. Hub gears make much more sense than derailleurs - the vulnerable parts are protected! But as I understand it there’s a trade-off with the efficiency of power transmission. To be honest I’ve never quite understood this, nor why amazing 7-speed hubs are not a thing.
I think everyone got the joke, but comedy is hard.
Fair enough. I Just see downvoting as so juvenile and petty. We don’t jeer people at every turn in person, we have manners.
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