I am an outlier, but I'd like to stress that I ride like this simply because I find it more entertaining. Even off road I tend to shift far less than others I ride with. OTOH, of course, my distances are, once again, short -- I daresay I'd be using many of the very low ratios, at least, on a 27-speed system if I were riding 60+ miles at a time in our terrain and conditions.
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Matthew J <[email protected]> wrote: > You are a true believer Patrick, given the terrain in NM compared to > Illinois/Wisc./Minn where I do most of my riding. > > On Wednesday, May 7, 2014 12:07:21 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> I agree -- hell, 5 are too many! -- but one's choice here really depends >> on terrain, conditions, load, distance, and above all on personal >> preference. Me, if I had to choose just 5 different ratios, at least 3 of >> those would be very close to 70" -- 50, 60, 65, 70, 80 sounds about right. >> >> >> On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Matthew J <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Perhaps I am the voice in the wilderness here, but 30 gears, especially >>> for commuting, light touring is overkill to me. >>>> >>>> I chose the gears on my ride range 5 speed to fit just about every >>> situation I could imagine needing. As it is, I use the three middle gears >>> 90% of the time, with the low and the high looking almost brand new two >>> years into my 5 speed experiment. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >> Other professional writing services. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis >> >> ************************************* >> >> "In yourself right now is all the place you've got." >> Flannery O'Connor >> >> -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis ************************************* "In yourself right now is all the place you've got." Flannery O'Connor -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
