Thanks Dave! With abandon, Patrick
On Saturday, March 29, 2014 2:53:17 PM UTC-6, Dave Johnston wrote: > > Patrick asked me to elaborate on what I liked about a 42t-28t double set > up. Sorry it took so long to respond. This thread is about a single chain > ring setup and I haven't been able to mentally come up with a mathematical > combination of a single chain ring and 8spd cassette that would really > cover the range I want and put the cruising gears in a nice location. If I > did go single I would give up the high end, or I would leave a granny in > place, remove the FD and shift with a stick if desperate. > > Previous to finding the BBG- 42-28 double setup, my preferred gearing was > a triple with a 48-38-26 in front and and a 12-28 or 13-30, 7s or 8s in > back. Like Patrick I found I rarely used the outer ring. My preferred > cruising gear is around 64" so by moving up to a 42t in front and an 11-32t > in the back my chain line was mostly centered for my cruising gears. My > highest gear was ~100" (plenty for me) and for riding around these parts I > rarely have to shift into the granny, so its like the simplicity of a > single up front, but I still have the granny available if I go somewhere > where there is an actually hill. I'm not used to actual hills so the granny > becomes necessary if I ever leave town. I also really like having the guard > as the outer ring. I've ripped up and stained many a pair of pants and > ripped a few shoe laces out on those outer teeth. > > PS: I tried a 46-32 and 12-28 combo for awhile and I hated it. That > particular combo found me constantly shifting in the front and cross > chaining to find my preferred cruising gears. Somebody who was a stronger > cyclist or weaker cyclist or lived in rolling terrain might love it though. > I think fitness and terrain play a big role in optimal gearing, so if you > want to go non-stock this can be a real personal choice. It amazes me that > bike shops sell the same gears to people who live in Illinois and Colorado. > I grew up in Illinois where I didn't need a granny and only shifted to the > big ring if I got a great tailwind. > > David Johnston > > > On Monday, March 24, 2014 9:12:12 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Thanks, Dave. Would you mind elaborating on what you love about the wide >> range double? I realize we ride different surfaces and terrain, but I am >> trying to understand the experiential difference. Can I use all the gears >> in each? >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
