Here's a subject which is bound to get some folk's backs up - ! As most of us know, a roller chain linked to a clean, properly lubed derailleur is the most efficient way ( 96% ? ) of transmitting leg power to drive power and hub gears are not too far behind.
However we also have shaft and belt drive available. Many like Mike Burrows, scoff and deride ( sorry, har har - ! ) such transmissions as they are of course rather less efficient. But for the more genteel folk among us who simply want a clean, relatively trouble free cycle that doesn't risk putting dirty lube all over your trouser leg / skirt and doesn't need oiling every week, then why not shaft or belt drive - ? If you are simply a potter down to the shops cyclist who isn't concerned about efficiency, then one or the other should be just the thing for you.
Discuss - !
However we also have shaft and belt drive available. Many like Mike Burrows, scoff and deride ( sorry, har har - ! ) such transmissions as they are of course rather less efficient. But for the more genteel folk among us who simply want a clean, relatively trouble free cycle that doesn't risk putting dirty lube all over your trouser leg / skirt and doesn't need oiling every week, then why not shaft or belt drive - ? If you are simply a potter down to the shops cyclist who isn't concerned about efficiency, then one or the other should be just the thing for you.
Discuss - !