Eric: It could occur accidentally; I'm more curious to understand the sheer physics/mechanics of it, but you're right from a behavioral perspective it's less likely to happen in a typical riding situation.
(Pssst, Philip... don't let that dissuade you from attempting your experiment... :) Bobby "Long as it ain't MY hub" Birmingham On Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:41:18 AM UTC-4, Eric Norris wrote: > > If you're talking about the S3X hub, then the answer is yes--If you're > riding in cruising (3rd) gear at a reasonable speed and downshift on the > fly to 2nd gear, your cadence immediately increases. Basically the same as > downshifting a manual transmission car--the engine revs up in the lower > gear to catch up with the speed of the car. It's not quite the same as > shifting a standard (freewheeling) IGH, where the ability to coast hides > the abruptness of the shift. > > Question is why you would downshift like that ... In my experience, the > only time you'll need to downshift an S3X is because you're going slow > and/or approaching an incline. Shifting to a lower gear at speed on the > flats wouldn't make any sense. > > --Eric > > On Oct 17, 2012, at 9:27 PM, Montclair BobbyB > <montcla...@gmail.com<javascript:>> > wrote: > > Philip: > > I'm curious... When you're flying along at a pretty good clip (in 3rd > gear, fixie mode) and you're wheel is spinning at, say 120+ rpm, and you > downshift to second gear, does your cadence abruptly accelerate to the > point of wanting to toss you over the bars, or is it relatively smooth? I > would think that might put an awful strain on the internal gearing... > What's it like? (I submitted a question to Sam Patterson, developer of the > Metropolis crankset, asking whether I can ride it in fixie mode... haven't > received his reply yet.) > > BB > > > -- 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/-/fyI4F4THL7IJ. 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.
