Re: [RBW] The 3x1 road bike. Anticipating some of your RoadUNO builds

[P W]

Brilliant Bill. And good reference/inspiration. I tried out an Uno on Monday. And committed to a 57 for myself! I’m really excited by the bike and it’s build and ride prospects. Mine’s gonna look like a late 80s MTB disguised as a 3spd road bike, for sure tho! P. W. ~ (917) 514-2207 ~ On Apr 26, 2024, at 11:26 AM, Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks to unintentional prodding from Leah, I've pressed my new-to-me Romulus into service.  Some serindipitous objects in my parts inventory enabled a build concept that is functionally similar to the forthcoming RoadUNO.  It's got a single 18T freewheel, a Paul Melvin tensioner (from Joe B), a triple crank with 46/36/24 rings and a single DT shifter for the front derailleur.  This morning I "upgraded" the front derailleur to a Campy Mirage, which qualifies this bike for my "Every Bike should have one Campy Part" club: https://flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72157719595208740/ The other upgrade from this morning is I swapped out the front wheel to a quick release front hub, rather than the bolt-on Phil track hub.  I will likely rebuild that Phil front wheel with a dynamo hub.  Now the F+R hubs are both black.  Also, I "downgraded" to much skinnier tires.  This accomplishes two things: It allows wheel removal without deflation -AND- it generates ample clearance for fenders.  The three gears are 35/53/68 inches with these tires.   I'm becoming progressively more and more "SOLD" on the validity of 3x1 as a build concept.  It works.  I may end up doing my May 2024 monthly Diablo summit on the RoadTrio.   Even though I'm not buying a RoadUNO, I'm excited to see who else gives 3x1 a try with an open mind and concurs that it works for them.   Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA -- 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/59a632b1-0ca5-4fd7-b020-639f97bc1f37n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/4A42D825-74FF-4B4B-8D0D-A28F9100F8B7%40gmail.com.