On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7:44:35 PM UTC-5 george schick wrote:
I'm apparently of the same ilk as Bill. I'm using a Shimano Crane RD
(their predecessor to the Dura-Ace line) on a Fuji Finest of the same time
period, very early 70's, and it looks just fine on there.
I’m working from a much
On Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 12:21:15 AM UTC-5 Luke Hendrickson wrote:
I run the gearing that I do (13-34 7s with 46-34-22 up front) solely
because it allows me to run my Suntour XC three-pulley rd! Admittedly the
45T chain wrap is nine above the stated 36T maximum but still :)
Bravo! That
I'm apparently of the same ilk as Bill. I'm using a Shimano Crane RD
(their predecessor to the Dura-Ace line) on a Fuji Finest of the same time
period, very early 70's, and it looks just fine on there.
On Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 6:09:49 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote:
> I admire how the
On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 3:17:24 AM UTC-5 divis...@gmail.com wrote:
As Snoopy said long ago: "Some of us prefer to sacrifice comfort for style".
I’m not comfortable riding a bike with an ugly derailer so I don’t have
conflicting objectives.
:-)
Ted Durant
Milwaukee WI USA
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You received
As Snoopy said long ago: "Some of us prefer to sacrifice comfort for style".
Peter "guilty more often than I care to admit" Adler
Berkeley, California/USA
On Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 4:09:49 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote:
I admire how the entire build hinges on a rear derailleur that looks
I admire how the entire build hinges on a rear derailleur that looks good,
first and foremost, and everything else will fall into place after that.
;-)
BL
On Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 12:59:37 PM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote:
> On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 9:54:49 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote:
>
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 9:54:49 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote:
Even OLD is TBD?
Yes, but I don’t have any specific requirements there. I don’t expect
chainring clearance or chain deflection issues to cause me to lean in a
particular direction. However, availability of compatible
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 4:29:06 PM UTC-5 Ted Durant wrote:
I can confirm that a Vx GT and a Cyclone MkII GT will cover 9 -11 cog
cassettes. In fact, a Cyclone MkII GT executes flawless index shifting on a
9-speed 12-36 cassette using Shimano 10-speed bar end shifters.
After more
"All TBD,"
Even OLD is TBD? 135? 130? 126? 120? something else? I'm super into
120 and 126 lately, so I'll be interested to hear it if you are also
considering a legacy OLD.
BL in EC
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 2:29:06 PM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2024, at 11:54 AM, Piaw
I've attached a gearing spreadsheet I use, which allows me to easily
compare three different gearing setups in the one sheet. It's in ODS
(OpenOffice) format, but I believe that Excel can open and read that
format. It also shows speed in each gear at a specified cadence - I have
speed as KPH
> On Apr 3, 2024, at 11:54 AM, Piaw Na wrote:
>
> I'm a big fan of half-step + granny for 7-speed rear cassettes and
> freewheels. I think I even wrote an article about it for the Rivendell Reader
> at one point (good luck digging it up!). What killed it for me was once
> cassettes got to
This might be a fairly long post, apologies in advance, and just skip past
it or delete if you’re not interested in another treatise on gearing.
I’m in line for a fancy custom bike and I’ve spent an inordinate amount of
time (it’s good to be retired) working on the gearing. Part of the quest is
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