I think a 1XN is a perfectly reasonable drivetrain setup, given the right mix of pedaling styles, riding preferences, and local terrain and ambient conditions. When I took delivery of my '03 Curt in ... '03! -- it had been built as a 1XN, with -- I'll bet it's the only one Rivendell has ever sold -- a **removable** left-side dt shifter braze on. I could hear Grant snickering as he took my order ...
Anyway, I had it set up for the original build as a 1X10, giving me ample range for my type of riding -- hell, I later had the bike converted to fixed, so 10 speeds was more than ample. In the case of my Fargo, where (1) I ride mostly in flat, if sandy, terrain, and (2) even when I ride hills, I personally am a masher, so that a 40" gear is low for me -- in the case of my Fargo, with a 38/24 X 13-27 9 speed, the 24 gets used only in the most rare circumstances. It is, for 99.99% of my riding, a 1X9. Ditto for the 52/38 X 16-20 Ram. On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Still restless this winter, with spectacular weather outside but not able > to ride anywhere near as much as I would like. Normally I'd work out my > anxieties and frustration with another build project, but my garage is > packed, so I look for problems that don't exist and fix them. > #firstworldproblems > > This week's sideshow was something I've been thinking about since a really > intriguing BQ test article about the SRAM CX1 group. That's a 1x11 setup. > I was curious, so I went ahead and bought a wide/narrow chainring and > converted my A. Homer Hilsen to a 1x9. 42 in front, 11-32 in back. I > think it looks pretty slick. Fortunately, I was able to run the chainring > backwards (middle position) so I don't have to look at gaudy RaceFace > graphics with the standard drivetrain shot. > > I did it just because I felt like it. Some people that means that I > shouldn't have done it, but I did. So there. > > PICTURES > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157650568831338/>prove > that I don't mind working pointlessly. I still like working. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > -- > 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. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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.
