New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable

Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by analog31 on Saturday November 28, 2020 @04:50PM (#25240848)

Then you're a stronger cyclist than me, because I've ridden S-A AW hubs for decades and have broken Zero of them. I've have had them open to determine that they tend to stay in pristine condition under normal use.

But the common IGH's do come with specs for minimum gear ratio front to back (2:1, I think), suggesting an implied torque limit. I've always wondered which part was the weak link.

The cogs wear out under normal use (I've replaced a couple so far) but that's true on derailleur bikes as well.

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by Yetanfou on Saturday November 28, 2020 @05:28PM (#25241082)

> I've always wondered which part was the weak link.

Well, now you know... especially in 3d gear (when the cross drives the planetary hub by engaging on the top of the cog axles) the clutch is under high load. I often rode that bike with a heavy trailer (made from a shipping crate and some moped wheels which I happened to have lying around) to haul my guitar, amp and saxophone through the Dutch countryside to practice with my band, this may have put too much of a load on the hub.

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by analog31 on Saturday November 28, 2020 @07:19PM (#25241787)

I'm a double bassist, and have only seen pictures of people cycling with their basses, but they are all either from the Netherlands or NYC.

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