ericmark
Senior Member
- Location
- Llanfair Caereinion, Mid Wales.
If it's not broke, no need to fix it. But things have moved on, I had a 3 speed hub as a lad, and when I rode my first derailer system got some getting use to, not needing to back pedal.
The epicyclic gear box seems engineering wise far better, but the improvements with derailer with button up and down has resulted in them in the main taking over, we can't stand still.
I have not tried to take my bike on a bus, I know at one point the Mold to Ruthin bus had bike racks, but it seems unused so dropped, the train charges the same as a dog for standard bike, and I see the problem as it takes up same space as a wheel chair, since the train goes no where at the moment, well it goes to Welshpool but you can't get off or on at Welshpool so rather pointless, just a tourist attraction at the moment, so no point asking about folding bikes and if they are also charged same as a dog.
But being able to put the bike in a car and not needing a bike rack is a huge advantage. But I hate small wheels, mine does have 26" which makes balance at low speed easier.
In the main I will fold as little as possible, frame has only been folded once to get the bike home, the pedals however are not folded to get it into a car, but so I don't bang my shins when pushing, would like them on my other bikes as well.
Next is to see if there is an alternative to the back pack. The suspension on rear wheel means normal rack will not fit, and also the rack must not stop it folding. But the rack will also likely alter the mud guard and mean some where to mount a rear lamp. Rear lamps sent for do not really work with the bike as it stands.
The epicyclic gear box seems engineering wise far better, but the improvements with derailer with button up and down has resulted in them in the main taking over, we can't stand still.
I have not tried to take my bike on a bus, I know at one point the Mold to Ruthin bus had bike racks, but it seems unused so dropped, the train charges the same as a dog for standard bike, and I see the problem as it takes up same space as a wheel chair, since the train goes no where at the moment, well it goes to Welshpool but you can't get off or on at Welshpool so rather pointless, just a tourist attraction at the moment, so no point asking about folding bikes and if they are also charged same as a dog.
But being able to put the bike in a car and not needing a bike rack is a huge advantage. But I hate small wheels, mine does have 26" which makes balance at low speed easier.
In the main I will fold as little as possible, frame has only been folded once to get the bike home, the pedals however are not folded to get it into a car, but so I don't bang my shins when pushing, would like them on my other bikes as well.
Next is to see if there is an alternative to the back pack. The suspension on rear wheel means normal rack will not fit, and also the rack must not stop it folding. But the rack will also likely alter the mud guard and mean some where to mount a rear lamp. Rear lamps sent for do not really work with the bike as it stands.