My Betty has RBW's recommended 26/40 crankset and I still haven't out pedaled it, much less pedal it on its highest gears on flat ground. Then again I'm still 40 lbs overweight although working on it. I think I have a 12/34 in the back, but maybe it's 11/34. I'll check.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Maybe someone can enlighten me? When I floated an Imron color (from Eric's > campy only site) to Mitch Pryor for my new rando bike, he told me it was no > longer available due to the toxicity of the paint. He uses PPG paint, and I > chose my color from their online tool. I was looking for a deep, metallic > maroon-type color. I've only seen photos of the bike but it looks great. > Mitch had it at NAHBS. Back to the point...is Imron still available. From > what I see on the google way back machine, maybe it is, but with a changed > formula? The original seems to have been outlawed in CA in the '80s. Just > curious. But the bike sounds great Ryan, with a really nice build. But I > might agree with Bill that even in a non-hilly area you might find the 40 > tooth big ring a bit small, even for a spinner. Maybe 46/30 or 44/28? > Whatever you choose, a custom mixte sounds really sweet! > > -- > 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 <javascript:;>. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > <javascript:;>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
