After having 'SimpleOned it' I don't see the need for much above a mid 70's gear I am fine riding on various terrain with a mid 60's gear. Hills can't be comfortably pedaled down much faster than about 35 mph even in a 100+ inch gear and I usually coast just as fast if I tuck in a little. Those old three speed 50,60,70 gear inch hubs seem well though out. I think less gear ratios are fine as long as you have a crawler for steep climbs.
On Jul 12, 6:08 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > athttp://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.
