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Conference noted::bicycle

Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

875.0. "21 speeds from Shimano for ATBs" by BRAT::SMITH (Never say never, I always say.) Thu Sep 22 1988 08:42

       	On many 1989 Mountain Bikes we should see 21 gears! Shimano's
    	new Deore XT-II and Deore II group will appear with 7-speed
    	Hyper-Glide gearing. The rear hub is 135mm wide (5mm wider
    	than the 6-speed one), and a narrow Uni-Glide-style chain is
    	needed. Other goodies from Shimano for '89 are shorty brake
    	levers (2-finger size), new seatpost and headset, the afore-
    	mentioned hub and chain, and slicker cables. The '89 Shimano
    	off-road lineup is Deore XT-II, Deore II, Mountain LX, Exage
    	Mountain, Exage Trail, and Exage Country.
    
    						  Mountain Bike Mike

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875.1 And you can shift "under load" BRAT::SMITH Never say never, I always say. Thu Dec 29 1988 23:17 7

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875.1	And you can shift "under load"	BRAT::SMITH	Never say never, I always say.	`Thu Dec 29 1988 23:17`	7
	And: With the "hyper-glide" setup, Shimano says you can shift under load, such as while you're climbing a hill. Apparently the gears are cut in such a way as to facilitate this, so you can shift under load without damaging the gears or chain. Mike

    	And: With the "hyper-glide" setup, Shimano says you can shift
    	under load, such as while you're climbing a hill. Apparently
    	the gears are cut in such a way as to facilitate this, so you
    	can shift under load without damaging the gears or chain.
    
    								 Mike