Julian, That sort of confirms my suspicion. Six speeds wouldn’t do it for me. I want range and smallish steps which is why all my bikes are 3x. 1x doesn’t interest me, 2x I hate. In the end I can play with my BF gearing just as much as any of my other bikes and so it can always sub in. For me, it is that versatility that is most important, while for Joe, it seems foldability is more important. The joys of having choices!
Bill S I can get this guy down into the teens: [image: 393A0E84-8EAD-4910-AB4E-932F36C118B8.jpeg] On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 4:01:34 PM UTC-7, Julian Westerhout wrote: > > Bill, > > I think that depends upon how you have both bikes set up. The Brompton is > available with 1to 6 gears, and i think the BF is available with 1 to 21 > gears, with widely varying ratios., > > In my case I have a 6-speed Brompton (3-speed internal plus a 2 speed > freewheel), my friend's BF has 18 gears (3 speed internal plus a 9 speed > cassette). I've not checked the actual gear inch range of both, but my seat > of the pants feeling is that the overall range is similar, but with bigger > jumps between gears on the Brompton, and that both have pretty wide range > gearing suitable for most types of terrain one would likely encounter -- > similar to what i'd regard as a well set up "regular" bike. > > It is of course possible to get either with very different gearing, so... > > Julian Westerhout > Bloomington, IL > > > > > > On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 3:50:19 PM UTC-5, Bill Schairer wrote: >> >> Julian, >> Do the Bromptons have the same gear range as the BF? The only folder >> I’ve ever ridden is my BF NWT with gearing range comparable to my “regular” >> bikes. I’ve been under the impression, possibly false, that most folders >> don’t have that capability. As far as folding and unfolding, I have no >> comparisons to make but, as I mentioned earlier, I folded and unfolded my >> BF every day when I used it for a commuter, which is to say it was easy >> enough that it didn’t discourage use. I believe mine even required an >> additional step from the normal process. Now, if I were to go out and try >> to fold mine now, I would fumble around a bit but if one is doing it >> regularly, it really isn’t any big deal. >> >> Bill S > > -- 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/e94ba4b8-8d83-47a4-b2cb-f9167e95df46o%40googlegroups.com.
