| To express an opinion, I offer that the GTD cable mechanism design holds a distinct advantage that many others do not. With this system, both selector and gate articulation loads are spread across both cables, as each function employs both cables simultaneously. This allows for reduced cable sizing, and eases routing issues. When comparing this to a typical cable system that employs one cable for each function, the latter requires significantly larger and more robust cables. The larger cables are less flexlible and of course larger in diameter. The only down side I can think of would be the additional friction created by activating two cables simultaneously, but that might be offset by the smaller cable size. Still, I think the GTD is a very clever design. That said, is there a GTD owner that is unhappy with this system? Perhaps it harbors some flaws?
Andy |