I agree that for most riding it is not worth the annoying lash or the weight, and for most of my local riding I simply prefer to flip the wheel, stand and grunt, or to walk.
But frankly, I arranged this setup for eventual longer rides -- the missed, this past Sunday's Santa Fe Century (I would have done the 50 miler, except that my daughter ended up with me for the weekend, along with a new, second dog just getting acquainted with the household) or the just possible, and at this point only suggested, Eroica somewhere in AZ. I'd have used the AM hub, did it not require putting a second brake on the gofast -- don't wanna! In fact, the S3X may eventually end up on the '03 instead, with a freewheel, as the '03 has fr and rear brakes. I'll try to do, if not a 50 miler, then at least a 30 miler Tramway rt or loop this week. I'm still fiddling with the cable adjustment. I hear that the *beau ideal* of fixed multiple gears was the TC hub, with direct and underdrive, and, so I've heard, very little lash. That would be acceptable as a more permanent system. I thought also of a kickback hub with coaster brake, about which I heard good things, notably, little drag, but direct gear with those is low, and overdrive is a to-high 138%, requiring a 21 t or larger cog. All of these could be adapted for, but I also want a very quick on-and-off arrangement that modifies the bike as little as possible. On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 6:59 AM, David Banzer <daban...@gmail.com> wrote: > I briefly tried a S3X hub. I was excited about it having ridden primarily > fixed gear for over a year at the time when they were available. I built it > up and had the kit that came with a barend shifter. I used the shifter on a > dt boss instead of barend. > Took it for a spin and hated the lash. I decided since it's so flat here > in Chicagoland, that I'd rather stick with the single gear than riding with > the lash. > If you have hills, it's probably worth putting up with it, but I didn't > really have a reason for gears in the first place. > David > Chicago > > -- 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.
