Ray, I could certainly ride a higher gear on the flat; in fact, it would be a lot faster; usually when I ride 40/17 on the flat, I get passed by people on their geared machines mashing their higher gears. I keep such a low gear for the hilly workout I do here in the Berkeley Hills. I have climbed golf course dr. up to Grizzly Peak on this gearing, though at times I need to do switchbacks to stay on my bike. Spinning downhill from the top of Grizzly Peak will wake you up! I average about 25 mph downhill, but maintain a 30 mph on that gear for at least a couple of stretches of 30 secs or more.
When my 40T rings wear out, I am inclining to replace it with another 40T, but may consider 42T. We will see. Franklyn On Dec 8, 9:27 pm, "Doug Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last Friday, rode from downtown San Diego to Oceanside, lightly loaded for > credit card touring, on my Atlantis, fully geared, racke'n'packed. Had an > interesting experience on the rolly section between UCSD & Del Mar. I was > catching a rider while I was coasting on the downhill & the rider was > pedaling. Pretty even on the flats. When I'd shift down to lug my loaded > butt (and luggage) up the hill, I'd lose ground. We eventually came > together at a stop light in Del Mar & it was a woman on a single speed just > out for a fun ride. With no racks, packs, & the simple drive train, her > bike was a stark contrast to mine. And we seemed to be making about the > same average speed, despite the equipment differences, FWIW. > > dougP > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dustin Sharp > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 7:46 AM > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > Subject: [RBW] Re: 50 Miles on the Quickbeam today - thoughts on 40x18 > > That ride can have a few monster hills on it, depending on the route you > take. If you go up Genese from my house, for example, you have to do four > big climbs before you even get to Torrey Pines State Park and begin the true > coastal portion of the ride. I had a low gear of 36x29 yesterday and I was > still wishing for something a bit lower! But that may be more an indication > of my fitness level than anything. > > Dustin Sharp > San Diego, CA > > On 12/8/08 6:34 AM, "Patrick in VT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hmm . . . 40x18 seems like a very casual gear for a single speed road > > ride, no? A good gear ratio for getting around town or on a studded > > tire winter bike, but I can't imagine a longer, spirited ride in such > > a low gear. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
