Hi Eliot, My hope is that you find the proper gearing that is most comfortable for you, yet have some climbing gears.
With my success of the addition of the Avid Micro-adapter and a 20T chain ring on the 74bcd along with a 34T ring on the 110bcd and a 11-40T SunRace cassette in the back, I am quite pleased. I had to change out the Shimano M952 rear derailleur with the long elbow extension to another M952 rear derailleur here the other day. I was having trouble out on the Willapa Hills Trail this past Saturday. It was not shifting properly. Now it shifts a lot better. I had a pair of Bethoud steel fenders on my Surly Long Haul Trucker. They were some very stout and sturdy fenders. I tried the rapid rise derailleur by Shimano a long time ago. After so many years of road riding, I did not like it. I am glad to hear that you do. I have in my parts drawer both the XTR front and rear derailleurs. They are very nice. Kim Hetzel. On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 9:13:27 PM UTC-7 eliot...@gmail.com wrote: > I think it’s a 40/24 setup with a 11/32 cassette. This was my first ride > in this configuration and it might be too low for me. I spend a lot of time > in the top 1/3 of the gear range. The low gears were nice for the hills > though. > > The housing I’m using I got from Velo Orange. It looks nice. It works. I’m > not sure it’s better than Jagwire. > > I am fighting with the front fender rattling. I suspect I need to put some > helicopter tape under the fender stays between the fender and the stays. > Driving me nuts. Should have gone for a more expensive stainless fender. > These cheaper aluminum ones don’t feel as nice as the Berthouds I had on > the Surly. > > The XTR drivetrain is sweet. It’s my first time running a rapid rise with > friction. I like it. I can see why GP is a fan. Looking forward to the > Silver Derailleur. > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 8:59 PM Kim H. <krhe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Eliot, >> >> What a difference of change you made to your bike ! Excellent job. You >> are matching the black from the handlebars all the way down to the feet of >> the double kickstand. Very nice. >> >> XTR drive train - very cool >> >> What is your inner chain ring count ? >> >> That cable housing you are using... is it any better than the standard >> Jagwire housing ? >> >> Suggest buying some helicopter tape for your drive train chain stay >> underneath your protective piece of rubber ? >> This is what I bought for my Clem. I am very happy with the product. >> >> >> https://www.amazon.com/ISC-Racers-Tape-HT2128-Transparent/dp/B000TPC7HU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NJT0GPDH55NS&keywords=ISC%2BRacers%2BTape%2BHT2128%2BISC%2BRacerstape%2BSurface%2BProtection%2BTape%2B%2F%2BHelicopter%2BTape&qid=1695268525&sprefix=isc%2Bracers%2Btape%2Bht2128%2Bisc%2Bracerstape%2Bsurface%2Bprotection%2Btape%2B%2F%2Bhelicopter%2Btape%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1&th=1 >> >> Looking good on that hill overlooking the water... >> >> Kim Hetzel. >> >> On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 8:41:31 PM UTC-7 eliot...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Much better. New Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAVscy >> >> -- >> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c94926a2-2e6d-48c8-8053-502cb3a9de3en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c94926a2-2e6d-48c8-8053-502cb3a9de3en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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/bc712dd9-b7c3-4740-b65a-f2d8ebea99aan%40googlegroups.com.
