On my Simpleone I have a dos 16/19 on the freewheel side and a 17/19 surly dingle cog on the fixed side. In front I have 44/48 rings on the front. I use the 48/16 when I commute and ride down to Rivendell and change gears to 44/19 when I go back home which is mostly uphill. I usually flip to the fixed side on weekend rides when I don't have anywhere to be.
I haven't tried the extremes of the gears but the dropouts on my prototype appear long enough. There is just something about the Qb/SO that feels so right. I can't figure it out but it has me considering picking up an AHH even though I have an Ebisu AR. On May 7, 6:54 pm, Robert Harrison <rfharri...@gmail.com> wrote: > My QB has a 40/32 in front and the 16/19 in the rear. It also has a solo 22 > back the which does come in handy when laden down with camping gear and > facing a couple of hills around here. In town I tend to run 40/19 because I > can get "off the line" faster in traffic. Once out on the open road it's back > to 40/16. > > Not thinking about what gear I'm in is great. During the week I'm in commuter > mode, on weekend it's open road mode and maybe once a quarter I camp. > > Aloha, > > Bob > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 7, 2011, at 11:00 AM, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It is a cool concept, made even cooler, IMHO, by the copious length of > > the QB dropout. It's about 2". So, whereas with the WI 'double/ > > double', you get to choose between front rings 3-teeth apart, the > > extra length of the Rivendell dropout gives you a mind-boggling span > > of 8 teeth to play with on the front rings-- and with the 16/19 in the > > rear, you can make that up to 11 teeth diff up front. Dang. > > > So basically, you can run a 16/19 in the rear, and a 40/32 double up > > front, which comes stock with the new Simple One I believe. Then you > > put a 22t ACS f/w on the other side, and suddenly derailleurs start to > > look quaint.* > > > -Matt > > > *OK not really > > > On May 7, 4:50 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Has anyone run a White Industries "Double/Double" drivetrain setup on > >> their Quickbeam? > >> Or maybe has plans to on their SimpleOne? > > >> Seems like a nice combination - rear Duo freewheel of 16/19, and front of > >> either 38/35 or 34/31. > > >> They suggest the 38/35 for a 26" mtn bike, and the 38/35 for a 29'er... > >> but it seems to me that the 38/35 would be best for a 700c mostly on-road > >> riding bike. > > >> Am I confused? e.g. 38/16 and 35/19 seem like they would be better than > >> 31/19 and 34/16... > > >> Anyone try this yet, or have a thought as to why this wouldn't be a great > >> idea? :) > > >> Best, > >> andrew > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://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.
