[CR]Re:Portacatena

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From: "MM(btinternet)" <mikemullett@btinternet.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:32:32 -0000
Subject: [CR]Re:Portacatena

Hi all I know that there has been a lot of traffic on this subject, but I thought that I would offer my two pennorth (2 Nickells) worth on the subject. We all know the purpose of the device, and its conception was good BUT - in Pro road racing (Kneteman, Raas, Kuiper etc) one needed the confidence that when it comes to the sprint, you could push the gear lever forward and have confidence that you were on the 13 sprocket and could GO. Not the case with the Portacatena. Banging the lever forward for the sprint often shipped the chain onto the Portacatena carrier, which was not a lot of use in a sprint. Hence the device was quicly shunned by the TI Raleigh Team.
Mike Mullett
Reading UK