Sounds like Winnipeg to me! Especially the stiff headwind bit. So for my dodgy knees and 70+ years it's 18-19 tooth WI ENO and 36 tooth front on an old XTR crank on my ancient but reliable early 70's PX-10 single speed which works in said headwind but is probably undergeared otherwise.
@Max S which one are you in the trio BTW? On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 8:54:42 PM UTC-6 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > Bill, your description of the landscape near your Michigan office is even > more true of northwest Ohio, Toledo more precisely. It’s this geography > that has me thinking a Roaduno might be fun, be it 1,2 or 3 speed. > Richard - in Toledo where the only “hill” is a stiff headwind. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 5, 2024, at 6:27 PM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Fair enough. On the simpler side I have a fixie at my office in > Michigan, where the biggest hill is a freeway overpass. On that bike > (Crust Florida Man) I run a Campy square taper road crank with a 39T ring > and a chain guard with a 16T fixed cog on a Surly Ultra New rear hub. > There's a 16T freewheel on the other side but I've never used it. > > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 1:06:32 PM UTC-8 David wrote: > >> Very creative. Personally looking for simpler, streamlined inspiration, >> but these are nice options you're running. >> >> On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 12:26:11 PM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >>> I run a Riv Silver triple with 40/37/34 chainrings on my Quickbeam. I >>> modified a rare and unusual Shimano cassette hub to fit 120 OLD. On that I >>> run three Problem Solvers cassette cogs at 16/19/22. As a result I have >>> three single speed "gears" with three chain positions, all with the same >>> wheel position >>> >>> 34x22 is my climbing gear >>> 37x19 is my mellow cruising town gear >>> 40x16 is my high gear >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 12:21:08 PM UTC-8 David wrote: >>> >>>> What are your drivetrain specs? Cranks, chainrings, etc. Simpleones, >>>> too, if that's what you're riding. It appears Riv doesn't offer the >>>> classic >>>> single speed crankset anymore. >>> >>> -- > > 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/38ab27c6-1faf-425c-b1f0-9a135f133f0fn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/38ab27c6-1faf-425c-b1f0-9a135f133f0fn%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/3f0566e5-005f-4601-8dea-d32076646e07n%40googlegroups.com.
