tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post8421066042688966215..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: ZhERO, My Hero.Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-81560651264969485522015-05-16T09:40:22.492-04:002015-05-16T09:40:22.492-04:00I wondered if it was some type of clutch mechanism...I wondered if it was some type of clutch mechanism. Thanks for that link -- very informative.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-43087160721538987432015-05-16T06:49:52.449-04:002015-05-16T06:49:52.449-04:00More than you wanted to know about roller clutches...More than you wanted to know about roller clutches in bicycles.....<br />http://pardo.net/bike/pic/mobi/d.winners-hub/index.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332212290986591808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-63644583636046134662015-05-16T06:31:29.876-04:002015-05-16T06:31:29.876-04:00From looking somewhere on the zHero page it mentio...From looking somewhere on the zHero page it mentions they are using needle rollers and cams , which means a roller clutch - as used in such ground breaking racing equipment as Torpedo coaster hubs! In fact Sheldon's page on those hubs explain how it works better than zHero.<br />http://sheldonbrown.com/coaster-brakes/sc.html <br />Playing with a topedo hub, it does have an amazingly small amount of back lash, but once you've started pedaling who cares. If your pawls need to reengage every pedal stroke I think your style needs more work than your hub.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15332212290986591808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-43214878255764337342015-05-14T10:47:52.816-04:002015-05-14T10:47:52.816-04:00Maybe they invented the track cog. No pesky ratche...Maybe they invented the track cog. No pesky ratcheting pawls or lost motion there.<br /><br />PhilcoPhillip Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553979458131339924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-72282310545195555772015-05-13T18:07:29.703-04:002015-05-13T18:07:29.703-04:00Hub lag. So that's why I never won the Tour d...Hub lag. So that's why I never won the Tour de France...Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-38322206305139444242015-05-13T08:16:34.227-04:002015-05-13T08:16:34.227-04:00the hyperbolic claims are kind of deja vu -- but I...the hyperbolic claims are kind of deja vu -- but I haven't written about the zhero hub before. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.com