I like having two rings. I've gone years without shifting, and then shifted on one ride 6 or 7 times.
I prefer to have both cogs on the same side, rather than flipping the wheel. It makes gear changes take ~15 seconds, which is kind of fun. I have Surly Dingle fixed cogs in 17/21, and have been pairing them with rings 4 teeth apart on the front in various combinations (38/42 to 40/44). The stock 32/40 rings work great with this setup, too, with a nice low low gear, but the axle moves, so metal fenders and big tires can be an issue. I've used the stock crank, and an old Shimano 600 road double. I don't fret about my Q factor, and I suspect I'm better off with wider than narrower. 95 PBH, 60 QB Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Oct 15, 7:53 pm, BSWP <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm re-thinking my fixation on a single chainring up front... so a > question to the other QB riders with two chainrings: how useful do you > find the ability to switch up at the front? What rings have you found > to be a good pair? > > - Andrew, Berkeley > > On Oct 12, 9:40 pm, BSWP <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Well, I found a NOS Orange Quickbeam (64cm), and am now setting out to > > build it up. Anyone have a favorite low Q-factor single chain ring > > crankset? I tend to eschew pant protectors and rings that don't drive > > chains... > > > - Andrew, Berkeley -- 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.
