Speaking of heavy, I was given a cannonball of an SRAM i-Motion 9 hub which I built into a wheel and have been riding a few months.
I like gears, and I like the joy of fixed gear, but I don't like fixed gear in rapidly accelerating and decelerating traffic. I like my White Industries double cog freewheel, which is noisier than the one that came with my Quickbeam. I like quiet, and the internal gear hubs I have ridden (SA and this SRAM) have been...clicky. It just taps a little tune all the time, a little different in different gears. Sometimes, it sounds like I have a big fish on the line. But I may soon return to the universe of derailleurs. I'd still try that SA 3-speed fixed hub, and even put a freewheel on it somehow, sometimes, if I hadn't been given the cannonball. It's hard to beat a derailleur for light weight and many gears and quiet. Not to mention mechanically obvious operation and repair/adjustment. But then, I learned to shift on a Schwinn-approved Huret Alvit. Maybe I should just get another frame or two... On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 1:19 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forgot to add: I have a very nice looking SA AG that is simply too heavy > for my taste; if my brother doesn't want it -- he has right of refusal -- > it will be available for sale. > > > On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 1:18 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Phil: sorry to hear about the knee -- I gather from what you say that you >> have been an inveterate fixed gear rider. My knees are to this point fine, >> though I have to be careful about pushing them too long and hard and often >> over long inclines, but as most of my riding is short distance -- say 11 >> miles out and back -- this hasn't been a problem. My main reason for >> thinking of gears and freewheeling is simply energy: I no longer always >> feel compelled to exert the energy required even to push a 70" gear several >> miles uphill against a headwind with a load -- something much of my riding >> requires. And I must admit that there is something to be said for flying >> downhill in a tuck without having to flail my feet. >> >> I have heard good and bad things about the S3X, but I've decided that if >> I do go with multiple gears it will be with the addition of a freewheel; >> the coaster brake addition will be simply to avoid having to re-rig the >> rear calipers on whatever bike or bikes I so convert -- my goal is one or >> two additional, coastie/gearie rear wheels that I can, almost, just slap on >> and ride. The S2C interests me but the gear difference is only 38%, meaning >> that a 70" high would leave me with only a 50" low. >> >> We'll see. It may come to converting the Joe-built, gofast fixie, that >> doesn't get ridden much, into a dedicated geared bike -- the '03 Curt will >> stay as my main, load/light equipped fixed runaround. >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Phil Bickford <phi...@sonic.net> wrote: >> >>> Patrick, >>> >>> It's a switch to hear you talking about gearing, although I've noticed >>> over the last few years snippets of discussions of Sam Hilbornes and >>> the Fargo, etc. >>> >>> I've had a more deliberate change in my use of fixed and single >>> riding. Osteoarthritis discovered in my right knee not so long ago >>> keeps me from standing and walking very far, standing in the pedals or >>> pushing to hard on the flats. It's a MAJOR bummer. I spent twenty >>> years working on the floor building sails so it's not exactly a >>> surprise. >>> >>> Anyhow since my round town errand bike was a flip flop fixed coasting >>> number I swapped over to 1x8. But I've been thinking about how all I >>> use are 2 or 3 gears, and I would like to try fixed occasionally. >>> >>> So what about the fixed 2x and 3x hubs from Sturmey and Sachs? One of >>> the attractions for me is the hub can accommodate a thread-on >>> freewheel thereby giving you an option to a coastee. But I think that >>> puts the cabosh on a coaster brake yah? >>> >>> Anyone have experience with these hubs? I was hoping to score a cheap >>> rear facing rear drop-out bike >>> >>> Phil B >>> >>> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- > 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. > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- 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.
