I agree; I don't see the point of two rings on a ss/fixed (so called) unless you want more than two ratios or if you want really big gaps, say a high range for pavement and a low range for off road, with small axle movement. You get a lot more variation for each tooth by increasing or decreasing the number of teeth on the cogs than on the rings.
Me, I'd rather fret about whether I need to change the cogs on my Riv now that I've installed the Kojaks with a diameter of 25" in place of the Turbos with a diameter of 24", giving me a 72" gear instead of a 69" gear (46X16 on the cruise side). I could swap out the 16 for a 17, for a 68" gear, but then would the drop to the flip side cog, an 18, be big enough? I'd have to change that, too, to a 19. Or, I could change the 46 to a 44, but I have far many more 46s than 44s, and what happens in that purely theoretical future when I have racked up so many miles that I have worn the teeth on my two or three 44s to mere nubbins? Fret, fret, fret. Let's see what other artificial problems I can cause myself. Seriously, I am not fretting, but the moral is that a 2 tooth gap in the rear, from 16 to 18 as above, will give you a 8 gi difference (72 to 64) while two on the ring -- 46 to 44 -- will give you only a 4 gi difference 72 to 68) (that's how half stepping was invented, no?. On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > One thing i've noticed is that people really like to keep the amount > of wheel movement to a minimum, either by taking advantage of small > teeth changes in the rear only, or keeping the front spaced really > close together. It makes me think that maybe switching to a single > ring up front would make more sense. I've already got a WI DOS > freewheel en-route (17-19 for me) and then decide on the fixed side, > maybe a 16 for to high gear. > > Will give it sometime to sink in, in the meantime will just go out for > a ride, I appreciate all the input so far! > > -- > 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.
