Since my commute has all of 150 feet climbing over 10 miles each way, I've got my Sam set up as single speed and I'm liking it. I can only fit the 1 bike in my apartment, though, so I thought it would be a good idea to have the option of an easy switch back to multiple gears for the occasional longer/hillier ride.
Current setup - 40/16 for a single 67.5 inch gear, achieved by running the chain through the rear derailler and replacing the cassette with a single cog and lots of spacers. The 40 tooth chain ring is actually a Sugino "wide-low" triple (26/40/bashguard). No front derailler, so stick shift only if I ever need the bail out gear. This solution works fine but isn't very elegant, and I'm considering getting a dedicated single speed rear wheel built using the WI eccentric hub. My thinking is that I could put a cassette back on the freehub wheel and switch between geared and single speed pretty easily by swapping between the wheels, appropriately sized chains and maybe tweeking the v-brakes. Questions - 1. Is this a good idea or a huge waste of $$$ 2. Is the $80 WI freewheel worth it 3. Has anyone had a wheel built by either Ben's Cyclery in Milwaukee or Bikeman? Their price including shipping is about $50 less than Harris or Longleaf, which are the other options I was looking at. 4. What rim/spoke count would be recommended for this kind of wheel? The 36 hole XT/Synergy wheels I went with last time are fine, but I wouldn't mind something a bit more "sprightly" Appreciated. Jay -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
