I'm finding this discussion of 3 speed transmissions pretty interesting, to the point where I'm leaving the chain on the middle sprocket in the rear and just shifting the three cogs up front. It's a nice experience. You have to bear down and grunt sometimes, and sometimes you spin out, but you get the full range of cadences and the pedaling is more like you did when you were a kid, before discovering "cadence". I may be a convert, and I want a new wheelset anyway.
On Monday, April 29, 2024 at 11:48:43 AM UTC-6 Bill Lindsay wrote: > " an ideal half-step setup… and you start back down the rabbit hole" > > I've got a developing build concept that will feature a 12-14-17-20-24-28 > cogset in back. I've got a 130 BCD crankset for the conceptual build which > has 53/42 rings. I ran the numbers for 42/45 and 42/46, and I think I like > 42/45 better. I'm going to grab a 45T 130 BCD ring and a half-step front > der and have some fun > > BL in EC > > On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 8:03:15 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: > >> On Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 7:10:32 AM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: >> >> At 22t of required chain wrap, take your pick of any rear derailer >> >> >> Bad Sunday morning math. 13 teeth of chain wrap. Even better >> >> On Apr 28, 2024, at 9:36 AM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The thing that keeps coming to mind is the classic 5-speed freewheel: >> 14-17-20-24-28. That has all the span we're talking about. >> >> >> And if you pair it with, say, a 42-46 combo up front you have an ideal >> half-step setup… and you start back down the rabbit hole >> >> :-) >> >> Ted Durant >> Milwaukee, WI USA >> > -- 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/61845249-20bf-4c92-835a-a3146bdf80d8n%40googlegroups.com.
