FWIW, I will have a small tool bag in back and a Berthoud handlebar bag in front. Probably 3lbs of gear plus my fat ass... I am carrying a camera, phone, wallet, and any 'fall' gear that gets stripped off in the afternoon. Probably not more than 3 lbs total.
On Aug 18, 5:11 pm, Dave Craig <dcr...@prescott.edu> wrote: > I hope it's ok if I weigh in here, I just bought a Quickbeam and I'm > interested in this discussion. > > In touring, I've found the low end to be the limitation and the > dividing line between pain and pleasure. So much depends on your > fitness, the terrain and the weight you will be carrying as well as > your tolerance for walking instead of riding. If it was me (and it > will be soon) I would pack my proposed gear, load up the bike and then > try riding for the day in similar terrain. I'd then gear the bike > based on the results of my "experiment." > > Looks to me like you are already geared pretty low with the 32/22. The > stock cranks will accommodate rings down to a 34/24 and you have a > total of about 8t in dropout adjustability to work with. So, the > widest/lowest range you could get would be 34/26 with a 22t in back - > that's about 42 and 32 gear inches. As a point of comparison, for my > loaded touring on a geared bike, I shoot for a low of around 20" for > long days with lots of hills although I find that I deal with most of > the hills with gearing in the 30's (again, with a full touring load). > It seems like you could certainly gear low enough to do the job while > protecting your knees, as long as you pack light. Pack really light > and you could gear higher so that you are not a spinning fool on the > flats! > > I hope that's helpful. I'm looking forward to hearing about your tour. > > Dave > > On Aug 18, 12:24 pm, johnb <jbust...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Thoughts on gearing? I have a 20 and 22-tooth freewheel in back; > > standard set-up in front. > > > On Aug 17, 10:53 am, Bill Connell <bconn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 8:23 PM, johnb<jbust...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I am thnking about cycle across NC on it. Might have rocks in my head. > > > > Nah, no rocks. Local rider Ken Yokanovich raced the TransIowa on his > > > fixed Quickbeam (350 miles, 1/2 or more gravel). Load and gear right > > > for the terrain and you'll be fine. > > > > -- > > > Bill Connell > > > St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
