I've scored a stash of half a dozen 14-28 5 speeds (the Herse has a Stronglight 99 with 42/32 rings on it and the 42/17 #2 cog is the ideal cruising gear for the Herse at 67") and the rest is gravy. The 13-15-17-20-24-28 Ultra six on it now is even better since the 42/15 is a nice tailwind or "feelin' strong" gear at 76". I've also got several "normal" sixes in the 13-28 or 30 range, plus two 14-34 5 speeds -- talk about wide jumps!
One day I may half-step the nice Stronglight 99 crank with a 46 outer, but for now the 42/XX is fine (I have a 32 in the inner position but have scored several 28s and a 30). On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 5:09 PM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > that is the biggest problem with trying to please everybody. > > Example: > I have been happily using 14-28 5 and 6 speed freewheels for a few > years now, then recent failures led back down the garden path of > vintage. I had found a 14-16-19-22-26-30 in a pile of junk at out > local swap meet, it had been sitting in my parts bin for a while, and > thought the spacing and range was a bit wacky. have had it on the > Roadeo for over a month now with my 50-30 up front and it is a dream > come true. The jumps are pretty big, but the middle 4 gears are just > perfect. was able to track down another to keep in reserve, and the > average price between the two works out to almost be reasonable. > > Rob > - > http://oceanaircycles.com/ > > On Jul 12, 1:54 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: >> So there is no dominant consensus among this group. 5, 6 and 7 would all be >> welcomed, it seems. 12-14 on the small end up to 26-30 on the large end. >> That's over a dozen different models already, most likely. > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. (Rilke, Buddha in Glory) -- 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.
