I'm not unhappy with my 72" gear ratio right now. It does get a little tough pulling the bike trailer with 75 lbs of toddlers on board, but nothing I can't handle in completely flat downtown Indianapolis on our wide bike paths. Other than trailer pulling, 72" is perfect for my fitness and where I live :)
I will not be running the S3X fixed, so the couple degrees of play before forward/backward engagement isn't much of a factor for me. Things I like about the S3X over a standard three speed: Direct drive in high gear, No clicking in low gears, Transferring the engagement pawls to a replaceable external freewheel, Tighter, more usable ratios. I've had several 3 speeds, including a Nexus 3 disc hub doing service on my 29er, but the gaps between ratios, and the high gear being in the middle aren't something I wanted for this bike. So, the real question I'm getting at is this: Does the S3X hub provide good trailer-pulling, bail-out, wind, and hill gears without sacrificing too much efficiency in the high, direct drive gear? I would likely keep it at 72". Thanks! -- 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.
