The Shimano MTB 1x11 system that came on my protoGus is ugly (the shifter is an aircraft carrier strapped to the handlebars wherever they happen to fit and be accessible, which is only one position on bullmoose or equivalent wavy or Jones bars) but shifts beautifully and stands up to a lot of abuseage, and this from a guy who loves the simplicity of fixed gear.
With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 5:10:38 PM UTC-7, John Bokman wrote: > > Curious: What's been your favorite all-round drive train on your riv(s)? > > I was a big fan of the Sugino 46-36-26 tripple, but wanted a narrower > Q-factor, and never used the granny ring. I now use a 44/30 x 11/32 which > is nice in some ways, but I don't get the super smooth shifting I got from > the original (on my 2009 Sam). In fact, i've never gotten better shifting > than the original Sam setup. > > I like the idea of Riv's double, but it's a wider Q than I want, and with > the big ring at just 38 teeth, I deem the top end to be a bit lacking for > the type of riding I do. > > I've thought of using their Silver 44/34/24, but again, it's a wider Q > than I want, and I would hardly ever use the granny. > > I've got indexing on another bike (Shimano 105, 11x28), and it shifts > flawlessly, with a narrow Q from the Velo Orange 46/30 cranks. I'm not > interested in going indexing on the Riv, just a data point. > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/79ff2e20-3814-437a-8f4b-8e4d428c26f3%40googlegroups.com.
