Well then, why not an electronic, automatic shifting, multiple fixed gear road bike?
Chuck "I forgot to add the motor-assist-for-hills option" Schmidt South Pasadena, California
rfitzger@emeraldis.com wrote:
>
> Okay, as far as Cambios go ... back when I was mulling over my psychotic idea
> to develop a Cambio rig for use with a selectable fixed/freewheel unit, I
> thought about this ...
>
> What if you developed toothed inserts that could be used with existing long
> Campagnolo 1010 dropouts? The one on the right could have a tab that bolted
> into the derailleur ear, and on both sides there would be a tab to help secure
> it in place in the hollow web area ... since the actual dropout would be load
> bearing, and the inserts would be placed their only to help guide the toothed
> portions to help them stay aligned, I think it would work.
>
> They would then be replaceable, which was one of the flaws of the original
> Campagnolo design - the dropouts would eventually wear and no longer function
> correctly ...
>
> Russ Fitzgerald, who has obviously thought about this too much ....