Looks like I'm gonna be an S40 owner Friday!

Ok, this may be working backwards, but I'm just thinking...
I have a new Sram DualDrive hub that's never been used/laced to a wheel and the shifting components...
I know Cruzbike used to use them in some of their other bikes some time ago and was thinking about using it on my S40...

Any thoughts?

I know it'll add weight to the front, but pros and cons would be appreciated...

Blessings,
DocS
I can appreciate convenience of the single front ring and still wanting a large range on gear ratios. I like having this system on my folding Bike Friday. But in addition to a bit of extra weight, you can expect some power loss.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267596525_A_Study_on_the_Efficiency_of_Bicycle_Hub_Gears
 

bladderhead

Zen MBB Master
I like hub gears. The only thing I do not like about the Silvio is the Disraeli gears. Hub gears are good for acceleration because the gear change happens instantly. The front hub of a Cruzbike is on the steering axis so the weight will not effect the steering. The weight at the BB effects the steering, so IGH is good, because a single chainwheel is light.

I could not fit a Rohloff in the forks of my Silvio. I think I was one of the first to put XX1 on a Cruzbike, which I did because I cannot stand a double chainwheel.
 

castlerobber

Zen MBB Master
I have a new Sram DualDrive hub that's never been used/laced to a wheel and the shifting components...
I know Cruzbike used to use them in some of their other bikes some time ago and was thinking about using it on my S40...

Any thoughts?
I have one of those old Q-series with the DualDrive hub. I love it. I don't do high mileage, and I stay in the middle (1:1) gear most of the time. When I need to change ranges, it's effortless. I can even shift both levers at once to get in the right gear quickly, no worries about throwing the chain off.

Yes, the front end is heavier with the DD, but I don't notice it while riding. For me, it's worth it.
 

bladderhead

Zen MBB Master
Mathew Fy said:
sorry for derailing the topic
So you are a derailleur. Cream, Mayall, Yardirds, all good. Or God, as they called him. A black American noise, but what did the white Brits do with it? I like early Fleetwood Mac, before Green went barmy.
 

3bs

whereabouts unknown
i have no shame in hijacking threads.

i can see that our attendance here mirrors the Michigan ride signup sheet. except we will have to drag rudy's texican butt up here.

we can add a music appreciation course to the Michigan ride curriculum. we already have wine beer and spirits tasting, and regional food consumption min courses. i think we can add the maritime museum and an evening cruise on their sailboat https://www.michiganmaritimemuseum.org/

i am not sure i would agree it was Clapton's best work because i think he has improved as a guitar player over time. certainly if you listen to the blues riffs, his timing is better. overall i am fascinated by a common thread of thought that many great musicians played their best early in their carrerrs even if their skills and production and the like improved over time.

i believe that there are certain people who favor the sound of raw talent energy and potential over polished. i am one of them. an endless love of bar bands garage bands and coffee house amateurs.
very few musicians have been able to sustain that over any appreciable time in their careers.
 

Norton

Member
So you are a derailleur. Cream, Mayall, Yardirds, all good. Or God, as they called him. A black American noise, but what did the white Brits do with it? I like early Fleetwood Mac, before Green went barmy.

Yea I wasn't thinking, should have put Blues Breakers and Yardbirds in there, your right.
Love the early Mac with Green! A shame he got lost.

I seem to like a lot of artists early work more. But not all. Joe Bonamassa comes to mind. Sure there's more like yesterday I'm on my first cup of tea.
 
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