Joe, you have gotten lots of good input. Let me add just a couple of observations. The 46/36/24 will yield a much better shifting pattern than the 46/34/22. The steps between gears as you shift rings will make it easier to find the right next gear.
I have used 7 spd on a triple and really liked it. I commuted with it and it worked well. I have never used 8 speed, but eventually returned to 9 speed. Two reasons. The HG cassettes shift really well with a better failure history than any of the 7 speed freewheels currently, or ever available. Second, I found running a 12 ( and now an 11) allowed me to run a smaller big ring, which always makes it easier to get to smaller middle and small rings. Perhaps I like a higher big gear than you (about 100 gi for commuting) and Vermont has lots of rolling hills so getting some extra momentum on the downhills helps a lot on the uphills. I run a 48/34/ and either a 26 or 24 with a 12- 28 9 speed. When I shift between the big and middle ring, I always know the next gear is exactly 2 cog clicks away. With a 46/36 combo it is exactly one click away. A 24x36 is a pretty low gear. How often do you actually use it? Might it be more useful to have a narrower range for every day and throw on the big cogs for loaded touring & mountain climbing? Finally, I have not had any problem shifting either 7 or 9 speed with Silver BEs. Yes, every once in a while I do get a ghost shift in 9 speed. But not very often and usually it just means I need to tighten the D ring a smidge. For some reason I get virtually no ghost shifting with my Silver DT set up . Michael Westford, VT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/4_WQQUvMFdUJ. 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.
