I just swapped out to a 46-38-24 w 12-28 7spd on my go fast, from a 50-38-26 &11-28 as a winter project. I felt like the 50t was overkill and I was swapping cranks for other reasons so I thought I'd give it a try. I don't have any real riding time on this setup yet but on a steep downhill I missed the easy slow spin to keep up the speed (I probably should have just enjoyed the coast). I may put the 11t back on.
My other lightweight zippy bike is a Rawland Stag with 43-29 and 11-34 9spd. I coast or spin the downhills on that one and that's OK too! I really like the simpler shifting of the double. -Dave J On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 7:58:52 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > 20 miles -- no biggy; but I had no errand to run, so I took the gofast. > The Elk Pass tires are so nice; I can detour onto dirt, firm dirt and light > gravel, if I like -- despite their weight of 175 grams. Not that gofast > bikes need to have this capacity; but it is nice to have it when the tires > that allow it are the fastest pavement tires I've ridden (this is a seat of > pants/leg torque/cadence estimate). In fact, saying that gofasts have to be > dirt capable is like saying a racing car has to have a trunk. > > Anyway: sunny, breezy, temps over 60F -- very nice; a detour for a couple > of minor hills -- living in The Valley as I do, hills have to looked for. > > The point, if this divagation has a point: I'm glad I have a gofast! > Everyone ought to have one as one of the statutorily minimum 4 bikes in > their stable. Fully kitted commuting or errand bike; check. Dirt bike; > check. Beater; check. Gofast. > > I: > > '03 Riv: errands. > '02: gofast. > Race Lite and hopefully forthcoming Matthews: dirt. > Dahon: beater. > > You? > > -- > 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 which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities > revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
