Patrick my friend, Not exactly to the point, but I think 7-speed rear clusters are at the pinacle of bike gear technology. They are more forgiving when shifting, last longer, have wider chains. Simple and practical! A nice wide range 2X7 .... Roll on! Best, Larry
On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 9:45:03 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > I am contemplating whether to go 1 x 9 or 2 x 9 with my drive train. here > is the gear ration range comparison: > > In gain ratios: > > Current range (excluding my big ring, which I rarely use and will be > dropping): > 1.5 - 6 > > 1 x 9 (28 x 12-36) > 1.6 - 4.7 > > 2 x 9 (24/36 x 12-36) > 1.3 - 6 > > I don’t really need lower than 1.5, and I am unsure how the drop to 4.7 > from 6 translates to speed loss. On flat or gradual descents, I suspect I > would miss those upper gears. Can anyone provide their wisdom here? > > I am asking the question because I want to go as simple as is practical. > I’d love to go with the 36t on a 1x set up, but it would add significantly > to the number of hills i’m walking, especially when bikepacking. Perhaps > going with a 30 or 32t 1x set up is the way to go? I will no doubt get > stronger and the loss may not be a big deal with that. But then it’s better > to lose gears on the upper range and coast more, and enjoy the ride on the > climbs without killing myself. > > All wisdom deeply appreciated. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* > *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* > > -- 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.
