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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by smileysteve on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:15PM (#20445349)
To amplify number 2; I just spent a week in Rome; Cobblestone would seemingly destroy the fragility.

Anecdotally, on a bike ride recently, on a modern bike, hopping an inch curb snapped a chain.

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by admax88q on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:48PM (#20445607)
Modern bikes are built yo tight tolerances for their purpose. Taking an inch curb in a mountain bike is nothing, taking it in an ultra weight optimized road bike is a different story.
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by magduf on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @04:40PM (#20453659)
Road bike chains aren't that delicate. It sounds to me like this person's chain was already old and near EOL. An inch curb on a road bike isn't that big a deal either, unless maybe it's a time-trial bike or something. The main problem with road bikes is that the wheels aren't as rugged as mountain bike wheels.
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