For a touring set up I'd do a 42/26 front crank with a 13/32, 6 speed IRD freewheel
This would give you a range form 87" to 22" On Dec 5, 11:12 am, "PATRICK MOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I were to build up a freewheeling multispeed again, I'd probably stop at > five, six or seven gears and have them range from say the mid 80s down to > about 40 -- perfectly possible with one ring. If I were to do loaded touring > in the mountains, I'd probably add a granny, with or without a front > derailleur. So a 46/24 on a 622X28 drivetrain might give you (seven cogs, > 13-15-17-18-19-21-24) would give you a 96 high, 73, 69 and 65 inch cruising > gears, and a big ring low of 52 and a granny low of 27, that ought to cover > most circumstances. You could go eight speed and add a 34 t big cog -- I've > shifted ten teeth in back just fine with friction -- for a real stump > puller/wimp gear juuuust kidding about the "wimp" -- I've never done long > distance, loaded touring, in mountains or otherwise). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
