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01-30-2005, 11:22 AM

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:40:48 +0100, Garry Jones <morack@algonet.se>
may have said:

>Amazingly, this is not a joke.
>
>http://www.hisingensck.se/texter-bil...G0154_stor.jpg
>
>Can anyone explain the need for suspension springs in the chain rings?

There isn't one.

It's possible that this may have been done in emulation of the
spring-equipped hubs of automotive engine clutch discs, where the
springs have a very definite level of usefulness...but their
functionality here is questionable at best. The human leg does not
engage in the same kind of power production cycle that the piston
engine does.

The mere fact that an idea has no valid basis and is nonsensical in
fact will not prevent some people from spending the money to prove
that it was not a good one...and denying the results.

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01-30-2005, 11:22 AM	#8 (permalink)
Werehatrack Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Suspended chain ring On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:40:48 +0100, Garry Jones <morack@algonet.se> may have said: >Amazingly, this is not a joke. > >http://www.hisingensck.se/texter-bil...G0154_stor.jpg > >Can anyone explain the need for suspension springs in the chain rings? There isn't one. It's possible that this may have been done in emulation of the spring-equipped hubs of automotive engine clutch discs, where the springs have a very definite level of usefulness...but their functionality here is questionable at best. The human leg does not engage in the same kind of power production cycle that the piston engine does. The mere fact that an idea has no valid basis and is nonsensical in fact will not prevent some people from spending the money to prove that it was not a good one...and denying the results. -- My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail. Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts.