Patrick, you pretty much nailed it. 70 inches is the only gear that is duplicated on my half-step setup, so depending on whether I'm on 16 or 18 in the rear, I can pick 65/70 inches or 70/78 inches on my halfsteps and make great strides.
On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 4:34:30 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Forgot to add: good, supple road tire, in this case the 1.35 Kojak; and a > weight range of ~190 to 230. > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Just 'cause: what are y'all's favorite cruising gears, to wit, that you >> use most often on smoothish pavement, and that you gravitate toward on flat >> land with little or no wind? >> >> #2: Add to this the kind of tire and >> >> #3: the length of your cranks, and >> >> #4: the total all-up (= bike + rider + typical load) weight range. >> >> I believe, but would like to find more evidence, that the human body >> tends naturally toward 6 1/2" to 7" cranks and 65" to 75" gears for >> "normal" cruising. Am I right? >> >> Anyway, during today's very nice 20 1/2 mile detour for a 3 mile errand, >> on the '03, I noticed how pleasant 170 mm cranks and a 70" gear is, and how >> well it seems adapted to a wide range of wind speeds and inclines -- of >> course, a single gear is almost always a compromise, but 70" is, for me, by >> far the best compromise. >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > 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.
