http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2008/features/truvativ_hammerschmidti08
This looks very promising. Maybe heavy??
SS perhaps??
This looks very promising. Maybe heavy??
SS perhaps??
How does it actually work? I see only 1 ring in the pics and no real description of how the ratio gain is achieved.
i had the great idea ohhh yay turn my ss into a 2 speed with keeping chain tension. the down falls to the hammer. you NEED isg tabs on your frame, the adapters wont work! That means no isg tabs no work. Second you have to use the provided BB, and that bb is an internal bb on the driveside and external bb on the non diveside! You need 2 bb tools to install, what a headache for the diy noobs. Truvativ says to "bring it into your local truvativ shop after 100 hours of use too look for wear in the pauls" So wait that means they are saying it will start to wear out at 100 hours! That is less than a season for some people. The hammer schmitt is a good idea but i think ill wait.
How does it actually work? I see only 1 ring in the pics and no real description of how the ratio gain is achieved.
you NEED isg tabs on your frame, the adapters wont work!
Truvativ says to "bring it into your local truvativ shop after 100 hours of use too look for wear in the pauls" So wait that means they are saying it will start to wear out at 100 hours!
The mechanics of this as Nathan Crisman describes it make it seem very similar to those late night informersial "automatic transmission" bikes that you see on TV. I know those are in the rear hub instead of the front ring but really what's so revolutionary about this?
...what's so revolutionary about this?
ok ok guys the only reason im crying like a 2 year old is because i want one on my 29er really bad. and it wont work with an e-bb. and who makes a 29er with isg tabs AND horizontal dropouts?
what's so revolutionary about this?
The mechanics of this as Nathan Crisman describes it make it seem very similar to those late night informersial "automatic transmission" bikes that you see on TV. I know those are in the rear hub instead of the front ring