If you do go with a 1x8 or 1x9 set up, do not forget a chain keeper. Couple of chain slips on solo rides and your wife will likely park the Foy forever.
Paul makes a nice one, but there are others on the market: http://paulcomp.com/ckclamp.html On Jul 20, 11:52 am, MobileBill <bud...@mindspring.com> wrote: > In a fit of spousal munificence, I am postponing plans to buy a > Bombadil so that I can get my wife a Betty Foy. She's unlikely to turn > into a long-distance rider, but hope I'll have her along for a few > miles of store hopping and socializing (over flat ground). Your > comments on these matters are much appreciated: > 1) My wife has the long-legged, short-body proportions of many > females, with PBH that's probably going to land in the low to mid-80s > (a 58 cm frame) but an upper body that may be better suited to shorter > virtual top tube (the 52 cm frame, which to my eye, has the more > elegant tube angles). Any observations on the slack in the Betty Foy's > two frame sizes (is frame size relatively less important with these > bikes than with, say, the AHH/Saluki)? > 2) She has a low tolerance for complicated shifters, and it's > unlikely she will need a wide gear range _ but I'm not keen on 8-speed > internal hubs. Any thoughts on whether an 8-speed cassette with > single chainring in front can be set up to suit the needs of an > occasional, inexperienced rider? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
