Building further on the 2x10 possibility, I did some further playing with Sheldon's gear inch calculator. If I could pair the Sugino XD2 26t-40t crank with the Praxis 11-40 10 speed cassette, that would provide a range of 26x40=17.6 up to 40x11=98.2. From 17.6 to 98.2 is quite a range of gear inches. I not sure if I would use either extreme, but they might come in handy if I ever needed it, especially if I put a decent sized bag on the back rack. For a weak rider that might have a mix of flats and hills, what would you think of that range?
Thanks. Tim On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 1:49 AM, Tim Butterfield <timbutterfi...@gmail.com> wrote: > What do folks think of wide cassettes? There used to be a IRD/Riv 9 speed > 12-40 "Elite Wide", but that has been discontinued. (I wish discontinued > items were not so prominently placed, but that's a different issue.) I > found there is a Praxis 10 speed Wide Range 11-40 MTB cassette available. > That should still work with indexed DT or BE shifters like the Shimano > 7900. Since I'm weak, I wonder if this might be better than a standard > road cassette like a 11-32. I'm definitely going to need a low gear if I'm > going to try climbing any hills. > > As for the DT vs BE shifters, I can see using either in rural areas. My > current leaning is toward 2x10 with 7900 DT shifters, indexed for the rear > and friction for the front. But, how might DT or BE shifters compare with > brifters for urban usage? Until I work up to it, most of my short-term use > will be (small city) streets and paved MUP. I'm wondering if brifters > might work better in that environment. > > Thanks again for all of the advice and ideas. > > Tim > > > On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Tim Butterfield <timbutterfi...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> I've been thinking of getting a Rivendell bicycle for a long time. I >> first joined this group to lurk back in 2010 and have been a member and >> sometimes lurker since then. But, I had not made the commitment and >> purchased a Riv. The closest I came was getting a Velo-Orange Rando. That >> was sort of rivish. >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbutterfield/sets/72157624827193423 >> >> Being in the suburbs of Chicago near O'Hare airport limited my comfort >> using it the way it should have been. That bike was sold before I left >> Chicago to live full-time in an RV. Once we decided to settle in >> Anacortes, WA (still in the RV), I purchased a Specialized AWOL Comp, >> definitely not rivish. >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbutterfield/sets/72157644371355428 >> >> It's a nice bike, but I now want something more rivish, this time, the >> real thing. I'm thinking of getting either the Roadeo or the A Homer >> Hilsen. I like the idea of the liveliness and sportiness of the Roadeo, >> but like the bit of extra versatility of the AHH also. With my weight at >> 200+ (PBH 33" or 83.8cm, age 51), I'm leaning towards the AHH instead of >> the Roadeo. I can start more roadish with the AHH and, as I build my >> abilities further, expand the bike to fit new and/or different tasks >> without having to change frames. >> >> So, I'm fairly settled on getting my first Riv, one of the two >> mentioned. My pondering now is mostly on how to appoint it. My Rando was >> more modern with the 105 setup. The AWOL was definitely modern with discs >> and SRAM setup. But, I'm not tied to that. Though I haven't used it much, >> I like the looks of a quill stem, drop bars, and downtube shifters. It >> looks clean and simple. I'm just not sure what it's like to live with. I >> expect that, like many things, it is a matter of adapting to it. But, >> using DT shifters or bar ends does set a direction as neither would work >> with an 11-speed I could have instead. I'm trying to consider the pros and >> cons of each. >> >> With my AWOL, I leave it locked to the cabana just outside my RV. Some >> RVs have sufficient inside storage for a bike. Mine doesn't. >> >> My questions to the group are these: As I am not yet doing longer >> distances, are there still benefits to the more traditional setups? If I >> pick either one, what might I later miss the other may have provided? Are >> there likely to be any weather related or other wear issues leaving a Riv >> locked to the RV park cabana like I do my AWOL? I'm doubtful of that, but >> don't want to mistreat it either. Any thing else I should consider? >> >> Thanks for any advice you have. >> >> Tim >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- 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.
