On Sep 12, 12:43 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Anne, a 34/36-48/50 double with a 12-27 cassette yields a low gear in > > the mid-30s inches and lets you keep the crisp&simple-shifting short > > cage derailers. I have found even as a middle-age office worker that > > mid-30 gears will get me comfortably up anything (paved) here in > > Western Colorado. > > I guess I'm just a weakling here. Mid-30 gears don't do it for me when > the grade gets above around 10-12%.
you're not limited to a 12-27. you can use a compact double and run a cassette with a 30, 32 or even a 34 in the back if you need a lower gear. with a 34 up front, a 30t cog in the rear would be around 30 gear inches I think. and FWIW, I've had no issues using a short cage derailer with a 30t in the back. I'm sure a 32 would work too. -- 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.
