I call this sort of gearing "subcomact" and like the switch to 38/24 on the Fargo (from a 46/36/24 triple). I lose some of the intermediate gears but have the same range and, more important in this case is that when moving from smooth, flat surfaces to sandy, hilly surfaces I don't need to switch between outer and middle. I simply swapped a 38 for the 36 and a bash guard for the 46.
I switched from a 7 sp (for Big Apples, 16-18-20-22-26-30-34 or suchlike) to 8 speed (ditto: 13-15-16-17-19-22-26-34). It would be even better with 9 speeds and a 22-25-29-34 progression (Big Apples), but not so much better -- for my purposes -- to be worth the hassle of seeking out the needed spacers and cogs. I gear slightly higher and somewhat closer for the Kojak wheels: 12-13-14-15-16-18-21-26. I moved the spindle to the left by a couple of mm so that the chain tracks pretty straight between the 17 and 19 t cogs (65 and 58" gears; on the Kojaks: 15 and 16 t, 69 and 65"). Patrick "ain't it fun obsessing about gearing?" Moore On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:50 PM, JL <subfas...@gmail.com> wrote: > I really liked how the gearing worked out when I set up a 110/74 double on > my CB-O townie bike. I set it up similar to the riv quickbeam cranksets > with the blank chainring in the outer position. Go for it! I bet that > crank setup is going to be really nice on your Bomba > > JL > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
