Cycling in the snow¶
Even now that it’s snowing, I’m cycling to work. There’s one recent change to my bike that pays off now: I exchanged my derailer system for a gear hub (Dutch: versnellingsnaaf). I’ve still got the actual derailer on the bike, but that’s for tensioning the chain.
A derailer needs careful tuning. Having a bunch of snow all over the mechanism is a sure-fire way of having an out-of-tune derailer.
I bought a second hand hub gear (a shimano nexus 8) and spoked a wheel and installed it last monday. Just in time for the snow! Pure luxury to be able to switch gears without problems.
Reinout van Rees
My name is Reinout van Rees and I program in Python, I live in the Netherlands, I cycle recumbent bikes and I have a model railway.
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