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2406.1 | STI, SPD, SIS, S?? | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Tue Sep 08 1992 17:22 | 13 |
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If you'd like to start a glossary, that's fine. We can put the terms
that the note defines in its title...
STI = Shimano Total Integration
SPD = " Pedaling Dynamics
SIS = " Indexed Shifting
S?? = " ...
These are really marketing names, not bike techno talk, however.
"Gear inches," "OTF," "OTB," "rake," "wired-on" etc. are bike lingo. :-)
-john
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2406.2 | Glosses | DANGER::JBELL | Aleph naught bottles of beer on the wall... | Tue Sep 08 1992 17:25 | 6 |
| Should there be a different list for brand names .vs. real terms?
For example, STI might well be unknown after ten years, where
"indexed shifting" will still be used.
-Jeff Bell
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2406.3 | I'll take the second part... | ODIXIE::RRODRIGUEZ | Where's that Tour d' France thang? | Tue Sep 08 1992 17:26 | 12 |
2406.4 | | YNGSTR::BROWN | | Tue Sep 08 1992 17:26 | 10 |
| I thought it was Shimano Touring Index shifters...
Basically they're the group setup that is characterized by the shifting
brake handle. The top two lines of Shimano road groups are STI.
On the other hand, when most people find out how much it costs to
upgrade their bike to STI, the response is usually along the lines of
"Sh*t, that's insane!", so maybe Shimano had something else in mind.
_kb (still wondering if the "BB" is near the bottom bracket)
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2406.5 | STI = Shimano Total Integration. | NQOPS::CLELAND | Centerline violation... | Tue Sep 08 1992 18:14 | 10 |
| Re -.1
>> I thought it was Shimano Touring Index shifters...
That's a howl!!! Whatta prankster!!!
I thought STI stood for, "Shimano's Terrific Invention"!
A sense of humor is the best medicine available...
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2406.6 | Notice the "bottom line" | AD::CRANE | I'd rather be on my bicycle! | Tue Sep 08 1992 20:26 | 8 |
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STI - Shimano Total Integration.
SPA - Shimano Planned Obsolesance.
SPM - Shimano Profit Margin.
John C.
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