If I were starting over with a non-touring road bike and still wanted low gears on it and wanted brifters, the following is what I'd do (and the SRAM rep told me it would work very well):
I'd get SRAM road brifters and use a 34-50 crank. In the rear, I'd use a cassette that goes to 36. I'd use it with the SRAM mountain derailleur in the rear. Lowest gear ratio would be 34/36, and it would work really nicely. -Jim W. -----Original Message----- >From: Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> >Sent: Nov 16, 2011 1:34 PM >To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> >Subject: [RBW] Re: Roadeo Build > >On Nov 16, 2:23 pm, Shawn <sa240...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Need some advice on the buildup of 59cm Roadeo frame I recently >> acquired. > >I'd take a good look at the SRAM Apex drivetrain. it's pretty smart. > >-- >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. > -- 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.