I've got a couple half-step bikes and find that I rarely use the "half-
step". Usually the "full step" is quite sufficient, however, there
are times when just a little bit higher or lower gearing is a nice
option...especially on long, undulating rides. I can't imagine
shifting through the whole r
I used to have a half-step+granny gearing on my Sequoia (but went to a
touring triple now).I use an 8-speed in the back with the DO spacing
spread to 130. I have to agree that with an 8-speed, you definitely *do
not* need the half-step/granny setup. To really leverage half-step
gear
On 1/3/12, Garth wrote:
> I have one road bike I use a HS+G with a 7sp. 13-32 and 26-44-48 rings. I
> live in very hilly terrain and I love it. The times I went to the
> mountains it was great too. It's just individual taste though.
> You can use a HS setup with 8 or 9, as long as the range of t
I have one road bike I use a HS+G with a 7sp. 13-32 and 26-44-48 rings. I
live in very hilly terrain and I love it. The times I went to the
mountains it was great too. It's just individual taste though.
You can use a HS setup with 8 or 9, as long as the range of the cassette is
wide, like a 1
I rode an old Takara touring bike with HS + G gearing for a while last year
before I converted that bike to fixed gear, and I really liked it for the
flat riding on my commute from Sacramento to Davis--as Sheldon said, it
allowed for good fine-tuning of the gear depending on how i was feeling an
I set up half-step plus granny on my All-Rounder a number of years
ago. It worked well unloaded and on flatish ground, but in rolling
hills I found the large jump to the granny to be annoying. Went back
to a tripple with sensible (small) sized chainrings.
Angus
On Jan 1, 8:14 pm, René Sterental
