single chainring up front. 44t. single white industries freewheel in the rear. 17t.
keep it simple. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I run the standard front rings (40/32) and an 18t FW. A few months > back I purchased an IRD FW through Soma. It really nice and a bit > cheaper than the White Industries FW. I rarely flip the wheel or > adjust the gearing. In fact, I've only used the 32t ring once. I climb > through Forest Park in 40-18 no problem and even did the 14 mile climb > to the top of Larch Mountain in that gearing and it was fine. > > http://store.somafab.com/irdsispfr.html > > My rear hub is a Surly fixed/free. I have an 18t fixed cog on it. I've > used that once for a 30 mile ride. I'm not a fan of riding fixed. I > can see how it might be great for climbing but otherwise, just too > much of a pain in the ass for the way I like to ride. And yes, I > probably should have gone with a 16t cog or smaller but really, it's a > moot point because regardless of the cog size I won't be ridding fixed > anytime soon. > > --mike > > On Mar 22, 6:36 am, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > So, after reading these posts, I'm sensing that it's best to not "over > > gear" this bike. Would it be smarter to run a 40/32 up front and just > > have a single free cog in the back....or run a 16/19 White Ind Dos and > > only a nice single speed crankset up front? I am not interested in > > fixed. > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- 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-bunch@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.
