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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wish I had the same luck and the $200 bucks
back that it required to make the change. 9 miles per day,
14 months and CRUNCH. Now the mountain bike is set up as a bad weather
commuter with a freewheel single-speed, and everything is
cool.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I loved it while it worked, but I don't want to
spend 100 bucks every 14 months to change the cartridge. I guess results
may vary.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=martian@MIT.EDU href="mailto:martian@MIT.EDU">Rick Petithory</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=list@bostoncriticalmass.org
href="mailto:list@bostoncriticalmass.org">Boston Critical Mass</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, June 16, 2006 10:13
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [*BCM*] see in the
world.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=-1>I've had great success with Nexus hubs. I have
one on a Van Dessel Superfly I ride at the moment, and it is flawless, and
Skunk from SCUL has used them for years in his primary thrusters on ships such
as this one which weights > 130lbs without rider, and gets ridden > 15
miles most days.</FONT><BR><BR>Lee Peters wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid000e01c690a7$81479c90$6664a8c0@Unit2 type="cite">I don't
know about Harris Cyclery, but I would be cautious of Sheldon Brown's
information. He was way off on internal hubs. I interpreted the
article as a recommendation of the Shimano 7-speed system. Having
experienced the Nexus, I would not recommend it to anyone who rides more
than 12 miles a year. <BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- From:
"Matthew Arcidy" <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
href="mailto:marcidy@cs.bu.edu"><marcidy@cs.bu.edu></A> <BR>To:
"Boston Critical Mass" <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E
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<BR>Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 9:02 AM <BR>Subject: RE: [*BCM*] Be the
change you want to see in the world. <BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR><BR>Is harris cyclery really good? That
guy claims to be all about fixed <BR>gears and single speeds and stuff,
but is it worth the trip out there?
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