My Simple One.....just love it. I used some scrounged parts also. http://www.flickr.com/photos/62431375@N08/
On Jun 17, 6:35 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm with some of the others here....I have mine set up with 39x36 > rings and the 16-19 This allows me a 36x19=51" 39x16=66" and I think I > can use it the other way too.....but I don't. I don't have the axle > changing position on the dropout and I get a mid low and a mid high > gear. I plan on a 22 tooth freewheel for the flop side later and may > go with a 30x38 up front as I live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier and > am old and fat. The 16-18 freewheel is actually a nice combo and with > even spaced teeth it works out better with the stock 40x32 IMHO. The > white 18 tooth heavy duty trials model is the one to get if you want a > single cog freewheel. Finding a gear you can live with 80% of the time > is tricky but for me and my terrain that works out to something > between 60-68 inches. It is nice to have the....headwind / hill / I'm > really pooped....gear when you need it though. > I once did an experiment to see if I could ride my local hilly 15 mile > ride using the 51" only and I did it just fine....it was a grunt up > the hills and a spin, spin coast on the flats but it worked fine. I > can easily spin along at 10-13 mph in that gear and still make it up > a decent climb. The 66" is a little rough starting in traffic but once > moving its the gear to have if you want to ride at a more normal pace. > I would get the 16-18 and later get a 22 if I were to do it over > again. This gives you a 39,48,60 and 68 if my memory is correct and is > about all you need. > > On Jun 17, 8:59 am, "Rob H." <robhua...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The 16t/19t White Industries DOS ENO freewheel seems to be sold out on > > Riv's website so there must be a lot of SimpleOne owners who are now > > installing these on their wheels. Does anyone know if are able to get > > all four gear/chainring combinations between the 16/19 and the Sugino > > 40/32? I'm interested in this setup but only if i can get all four > > combinaions. Otherwise I think I'll just go "simpler" and have 18t as > > the main cog and 22t on the flip side of a free/free rear wheel. -- 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.
