Hi there! It’s Friday! Isn’t that unbelievable?
I could also be a motorbike blogger, however I’m definitely not a journalist. But at this time is a big day 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 images in that very same mainstream publication!
I actually have arrived.
In case you’re a Rivendell fan you already know 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 comprises extra helpful info than my complete story:
RIVENDELL’S S!LVER OM-1, BETTER BECAUSE IT’S BACKWARDS
Most rear derailers are “high-normal” (HN) model: With no cable rigidity,
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 once 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 disadvantage.
Anyway, it’s an excellent day for me and an incredible day for the way forward for cable-actuated drivetrains.
Experience protected, thanks for studying, and will any friction you expertise this weekend be the great variety.
Love,
–Tan Tenovo
