On 04/16/2014 04:49 PM, Deacon Patrick wrote:
Awesome, Evan! I do still toy with the simplicity of a single up
front, and the romanticism of it will always attract me. It boils down
to am I willing to walk before I fall over because I'm going so slow?
If you've got a grade steep enough and a load heavy enough to warrant a
super low gear, odds are you won't fall over. I used to have an 18" low
gear on my Bruce Gordon Rock 'n Road touring bike (22 front, 32 rear)
and never fell over with that. 34 front 36 rear isn't nearly that low.
Admittedly, some skill is involved; and it's a lot more difficult on a
high trail/high wheel flop bike than it is on a low trail/low flop one,
and load placement matters too -- when I used that 18" gear on the Rock
'n Road I had loaded panniers front and rear, and loaded front panniers
tend to stabilize the front end. But it's certainly doable.
Because with a 34 front 12-36 rear I'd be hitting a lot of the ridable
hills (especially when bikepacking) and have to use LCG simply because
my gearing was too high. How much that circumstance actually happens
is one I plan on testing out this year. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2:20:34 PM UTC-6, Evan Baird wrote:
I stopped by the freewheel on Saturday and picked up a Paul chain
keeper. It makes a huge difference. With a 34t chainring and the
Riv 12-34 cassette I have a totally reasonable range, and no more
spontaneous derailments.
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