Howdy! It’s Friday! Isn’t that implausible?
I could also be a motorbike blogger, however I’m actually not a journalist. But at this time is a special occasion for me, as a result of I get to interrupt the story of Rivendell’s new rear derailleur in a mainstream publication:
Not solely that, however I’m even much less of a photographer than I’m a journalist–and but there are my pictures in that very same mainstream publication!
I actually have arrived.
In case you’re a Rivendell fan that they’ve been engaged on a low-normal derailleur for a while. (And when you’re unsure whether or not or not you’re a Rivendell fan, simply look down and see whether or not or not you’re sporting sandals.) Right here’s their rationalization, straight from their packaging, which accommodates extra helpful data than my whole story:
RIVENDELL’S S!LVER OM-1, BETTER BECAUSE IT’S BACKWARDS
Most rear derailers are “high-normal” (HN) type: With no cable pressure,
the spring pulls the pulleys to the HIGH gear (small cog). The spring in
a “low-normal” (LN) derailer pulls the chain to LOW gear. Our S!LVER OM-1
is this kind. The OM means “reverse motion,” which works higher,
linguistically, than “low-normal,” since “low-normal” isn’t regular. All entrance
derailers are LN, so whenever you add a LN rear, the left and proper shifters
work in mirror picture; the identical course or the identical levers for prime or low
gears. “Ghost shifts” and the uncommon damaged or slipped cable default you to
decrease gears, a blessing on steep hills or within the boonies. LN shifting takes
ten shifts to get used to, twenty shifts to like, and there isn’t one downside.
Anyway, it’s day for me and an incredible day for the way forward for cable-actuated drivetrains.
Trip secure, thanks for studying, and will any friction you expertise this weekend be the great sort.
Love,
–Tan Tenovo
