Rob, those are great points! Many gears and brifters go together. No one would reach down to downtube shifters to exploit 8/9/10/11 speed freewheels and shift five times in a mile, they'd just pedal a little faster or push a little harder.
Many's the ride I've gone on for 30-45-50 miles and never bothered to shift (even with brifters). But with brifters I am much more likely to shift gratuitously. I'm down to two bikes with brifters, both of which are ridden rarely. I'm back to DT shifters on my most frequently used bikes 'cuz I like 'em (except my 3 speed, which has a trigger shifter on the bars). On Jun 9, 2011, at 10:43 PM, rob markwardt wrote: > I ride 6-7 bikes regularly so removal of freewheel/hub is a rare > occurance and has never been problem. For me it boils down to > simplicity. A well spaced five speed freewheel is truly all the gears > that I need....says the man with 5,6,7,8, and 9 speed bikes. My > favorite bike is a 71 Paramount with a five speed freewheel and a half- > step granny up front (I really only need two rings up front). I don't > like single speeds, but when I ride that bike I kind of feel like I'm > riding a single speed with "options". When I get cruising I rarely > shift, I adjust my cadence to small hills, wind, speed bursts, > etc...it feels really smooth. When riding with others I hear the > gears clicking and I keep thinking why? When I do get on my 8 and 9 > speed bikes I'm the one doing the clicking...not sure why...because > they are there? -- 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.
