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		ben-schaaf on Aug 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stringbike: Benefits (2020) This only really matters for sport. Hub gears and dynamos are less efficient but much more convenient for commuting.

pengaru on Aug 11, 2022 [–]

Unless you're commuting in a salty environment destroying your chain (and bike arguably), I fail to see how a conventional chain drive is anything resembling inconvenient for commuting.

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