Or just run a 40 or 44t chainring and a 9 speed cassette and never think about it again... With 54cm chainstays, would you need a longer-than-stock chain to run a 52t ring and 34t cog?
Philip (a Quickbeamer) Williamson www.biketinker.com On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:49:39 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I doubt most people will actually stick-shift it. They'll probably get off > and swap to the other chainring by hand like Quickbeamers do. I live at the > top of a big hill so I'd start in the big ring, then stop and hand-shift at > the turnaround. > > Joe Bernard > Vallejo, CA. > > On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:56:43 PM UTC-7, islaysteve wrote: > >> Beautiful bike, glad to hear that you're so happy with it. No doubt, >> well-designed but unconventional geometry. I do have an issue with shift >> with stick/finger/whatever. Really? How long is that going to last? >> Downtube/suicide shifter I could see, if available of course. Just my >> opinion, and what do I know? Cheers, Steve >> >> On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:12:43 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote: >>> >>> Great photos; looks super comfortable. When you get to the fenders, >>> think about how cool that bike would look with color matched fenders. >>> What a cruiser! >>> >>> dougP >>> >>> On Sep 25, 12:06 pm, "Allingham II, Thomas J" >>> <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: >>> > Finally got the Mystery Bike built up (still no fenders, though -- >>> working on the right fender/tire/brake combo), and took it for its maiden >>> voyage/first commute. What a great bike! A couple of pics here: >>> > >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8023681452/in/photostream/ >>> > >>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8023688058/in/photostream/ >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> > **************************************************** >>> > >>> > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise >>> you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice >>> contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and >>> cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under >>> the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions >>> or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any >>> tax-related matters addressed herein. >>> > **************************************************** >>> > **************************************************** >>> > >>> > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by >>> the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or >>> confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this >>> email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or >>> copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. >>> If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) >>> 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any >>> email) and any printout thereof. >>> > >>> > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their >>> professional qualifications will be provided upon request. >>> > **************************************************** >>> > >>> ============================================================================== >>> >>> >>> >> -- 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/-/LJW-iQIGRLEJ. 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.