[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Do a 1x8 or 9 if that's what you're used. More gears is not necessarily better than less. Being able to spin at different cadences in a given gear is a great thing . I used to be a shiftaholic, trying to maintain a certain cadence all the time. Not anymore, I really just don't care to shift if

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Hello Chris, I have a 1x7 on Salsa Casseroll, works great. My advise would be to have the chain ring align with the center cog. That way the chain deflection is minimized. Also try to use a chain ring size which would work with the center cog to give you a comfortable cruising gear. This way yo

Re: [RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Too bad; photos would have been interesting. On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 8:41 PM, Christopher Murray < chrispmurra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Patrick, > > I have one lone picture of me standing with my bike in Sandwich, MA. Most > of my life went undocumented prior to getting an iPhone. > > Cheers, > Chr

Re: [RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Patrick, I have one lone picture of me standing with my bike in Sandwich, MA. Most of my life went undocumented prior to getting an iPhone. Cheers, Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: [RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Hey Patrick! I'm afraid there is nothing epic about my travels. I stick mainly to bike trails around the Chester County PA area. I do, however, need to get on the stick about posting photos on this forum. I opened the google photo storage (whose real name escapes me at the moment). I'd love

Re: [RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Chris: Can we see photos of your epic 1X8 tour? Perhaps you've posted and I missed them, but I'd love to see them. On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM, Christopher Murray < chrispmurra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I rode a 1x8 set up from Seattle,WA to Cape Cod, MA towing a bob trailer > with 50

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Hello, I rode a 1x8 set up from Seattle,WA to Cape Cod, MA towing a bob trailer with 50+ lbs of gear. It was 4200 miles over 68 days camping and cooking along the way. Lots of mountains and lots of flats. I imagine it would have been easier and perhaps a bit faster with a double or triple but i

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Thanks to all ! Really useful information here. I'm really thinking I might make the leap. On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 3:26:23 PM UTC-4, dstein wrote: > > I say try it out. I have a 1x10 on my hunqapillar which is mostly seeing > road use these days. 42 White Industries ENO with a11-42 Sunr

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

I say try it out. I have a 1x10 on my hunqapillar which is mostly seeing road use these days. 42 White Industries ENO with a11-42 Sunrace cassette, though I rarely use the 42t on the rear cassette (mostly because i keep having trouble getting it to stay in that gear when climbing a hill), and I

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

I ran my 650B A. Homer Hilsen for a while with a 1x9. 38T narrow wide ring in front 11-32 cassette. It was plenty. I keep surprising myself how low of a top gear I can live with. Jan is a much faster rider than me and asserts he's never been dropped on a descent due to not having a high eno

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Big thread over on the iBob list recently regarding 1x drivetrains and touring bikes. Some of it may apply to your question: https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/internet-bob/UotvyN-_a7k Bob K. in Baltimore -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

forgot to mention I found the 40t up front with 11-40 sufficient in DC area. morning part of my commute is a pretty long uphill climb heading into Virginia, i think about a couple of miles, and the 40t cog on the cassette is pretty decent.i don't carry much on my commute (change of clothes, lun

[RBW] Re: Road Bike with 1x10 or 1x11

Chris, I've done the 1x9 on the San Marcos: 1x9 IRD extra wide cassette (12-40) Shimano 105 crank w/ 38t Wolftooth No-drop chain Shimano 105 derailleur w/ Wolftooth "Road Link" Shimano Ultegra bar end shifters in friction Here's a pic :