In deciding on hardware most riders focus on the high and low, but it's also important to consider the shifting pattern. I have found that steps between rings of either 10 or 14 work better than 12 or 13. A shift of 10 puts you 1 rear click from the next gear and 14 is 2 clicks. Often in rolling terrain, like the Vt hills I ride in that 14 drop is perfect or just one click. On my Rambouliet I run a 44/30 with an 11 - 30 cluster which gives me a good hi gear and a decent low gear for a lightweight bike. On my Saluki, which often carries more stuff I run a 48/34/26 with a 12 - 28. This also gives me both a good range, decent spacing and a simple pattern. GPs recommendation of a 46/36/26 also makes a lot of sense. I like a change of between 10 & 15% between gears. Michael
On Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 10:15:33 PM UTC-4, bo richardson wrote: > > the standard 46 or 48 > 36 > 28+/- -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
