8. A common commuting gripe I had was that the big ring grabbed hold of several shoelaces. Now with the guard setup I expect to be liberated from having to remember to tuck those laces in. Or maybe I should be wearing 'splats rain or shine?
On Dec 30, 3:46 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now for a few of the back story pieces > > 1. Front and rear derailers I bought here on the list. The worst > thing about them was that the jockeys were pretty toast, but I had on > hand a pair of NOS Suntour sealed bearing pulleys. Perfect for > friction shifting. > 2. Crankset and BB came off a buddy's bike. He bought a SRAM Red > group for his bike, and paid me to do the build for him with a Riv > Gift Cert. Those dollars went to my Bombadil this summer. 172.5mm > arms are always good with me. No way was I going to use it as a > 52/42/30. I might make the small ring a 26, or even a 24. This move > liberates my Ritchey 94/58 triple, as a spare or another project. It > also liberates a Campy triple front der. > 3. I posted a WTB post for this chainguard. Turned out I found it at > my LBS, and they gave me a decent deal on it. > 4. I had been assembling this drivetrain as a possible kit for an > 80's road bike build. This move keeps the headcount in the stable at > a marriage-preserving 4. > 5. This also liberates an XT mega 9 SGS rear derailler which can go > on the tandem, along with a 12-36 cogset. Mega. > 6. I also have put a more substantial rear rack on for my next round > of Shimmy tests. > 7. I'm considering moving this bike into full-commuter status with an > Albatross setup. > > On Dec 30, 2:34 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think you will really like this set up. I converted my Rambouillet > > to a White Ind VCB double with a 44/30 and 11-28 9 speed cassette and > > have really liked it. Front shifting is much more predictable and > > with an 11 tooth cog the smaller rings eliminate the nee for a triple. > > > Happy New Year > > michael > > > On Dec 30, 2:32 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Several things converged on this small winter project. Rather than > > > bore with the backstories, here's the Hillborne with a new compact > > > double drivetrain: > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/sets/72157625582849057/ > > > > chainguard/42/30 in front > > > 11-32 8 speed in back > > > Suntour XC Pro ft + rear ders. -- 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.
