"Useless" was the wrong term; should have said "...more use out of a 36 large than an 11 small...". Since the kit includes Riv's standard Sugino crank with 46t big ring, even the 12 is sorta downhill-with-a- tailwind or getting chased by a big dog type of gearing. I also recall something on the Riv site about them liking the 12-36 because you could stay in your middle ring a bit longer.
Anyway, it is a bit of hair splitting when you're talking about a kit system meant to simplify the parts spec'ing. Heaven knows Rivendell's spec'd parts a lot more real world useful than a lot of the stuff from the mega factories. dougP On Jan 27, 12:57 pm, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> wrote: > I often read that the 11t is useless, but of course, that depends on your > chainrings. With a modern mountain triple or mountain double, the biggest > ring is 39, 42, or 44t. I'm setting up my Goodrich with a 42/28 crank and a > 11-36 10sp cassette. -- 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.
