I run 44/28 and I only use the 28 if it's really steep, and usually by the time I'm done with it I'm out of breath, so having to find the right gear in the back after upshifting again is a welcome respite for me.
On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Michael Hechmer <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes the Compass cranks are beautiful, and compared to a new Carmina, a > bargain. They also require proprietary rings, a definite drawback. > > Thanks also for the posts of the "silver" cranks from RBW. They are > definitely not going on my bike. > > I run a 44/30 White Industries crank on my Ram and love it, but have never > liked ring setups with 16 tooth jumps, like a 44/28. It's to much work > finding the next gear after a shift. I'm looking to replace the RD2 on my > Trek with a 48/34/26 because I live in Vermont, am over 70, but still like > to (occasionally) take on a mountain climb and many of ours have 14% and up > grades. I can only sustain my cadence on the Ram (30/28) up to about 10%. > > > I asked about the BB to know if I need to add a new one into this budget. > > Michael > > > On Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 6:13:09 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> >> >> >> On 12/09/2015 06:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> and in addition to having no idea when Silver Cranks will be for sale, we >> have no idea what they will cost. >> >> On Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 2:10:54 PM UTC-8, islaysteve wrote: >>> >>> In addition to the sale price on the Grand Cru, VO has everything on 20% >>> discount until the 15th I believe. Another lister here alerted me to that >>> tidbit. >> >> >> >> Or, you could resolve the ambiguity & skip the wait, and go first class >> with these: >> >> >> >> They're even nicer looking in real life. >> https://www.compasscycle.com/shop/components/cranks/rene-herse-double-crank/ >> > -- > 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. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- 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.
