At 11:46 AM 12/12/2007 -0800, ternst wrote:
>Once you have ridden a block chain you will be a convert, if you are
>sensitive enough and appreciative of bike response and the difference in the
>direct feel to your legs.
>You get that direct metallic click in/to your legs, it's a feel like no
>other.( On the bike that is).
>That's why the track bike and it's response when you get off the seat, step
>on it, and whip the bike around either on the road or track
Now that makes more sense than any technical explanation concerning weight or efficiency, ot tradition for that matter. Same reason people like to drive a sports car with stiff suspension and quick steering with no excess rubber in it. I can see where a 1/2" pitch roller chain would be more stretchy and compliant, isolating you from where the rubber meets the road.
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada