Being a fan of "occasional doubles" -- meaning a drivetrain that is used mostly as a 1 X X but that has a granny ring bailout -- I've noticed that this type of gearing lacks the convenience of a middle ring for low-to-mid-range gears useful for steep singletrack where you want to shift rapidly from the 20s to the 50s. If I switch to 10 in back, adding a 32 behind the current 27, I may bump up the 24 to a 28 or so in order to have this sort of higher range in the inner ring while keeping the 25" low.
Like Ron, I like small steps in the middle ranges, on this dirt biased bike (Fargo) between about 60" and 75". On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 6:48 AM, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Looks like the 1x setup is lighter weight setup. > > The bike I use for heavy loaded touring is a 1x6. Presumably it is > somewhat more light than if I had front gear set up. Did not give that any > thought setting up though. Simplicity and less maintenance. > > I'm not one to shift a lot while on tour (or any riding for that matter). > Even when I had a full 20 gear set up, I found I only used three gears when > I did my big West coast to Chicago trip back in '04. Obviously other > riding styles may not find the 1x optimal. > > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
