Ryan, we are in the same boat....here's to being super accommodating and icing those knees ;-)
On Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 10:48:59 AM UTC-5, Ryan Thompson wrote: > > Ken, > > Thanks for the feedback. I also plan on using our tandem on the paved > trails around NoVA and DC but we live in the "hills" of Arlington so a > triple is a must. I think I'll use a set of SLX rapid fire > shifters/derailleurs and a ten speed cassette out back. > > This is our first tandem and my wife is a masher and I'm more of a > spinner.....This should be fun. > > Ryan, > Arlington, VA > > On Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 8:23:32 PM UTC-5, KenP wrote: >> >> Hi, >> We tandem on local paved bike paths and canal towpath and usually >> choose the level rides. Some rides we have gone up a few short steep >> hills. It's a light mountain tandem with wide range gearing. The lower >> gearing is more important because it is harder to go up a hill than down >> more so on a tandem. Going up, she wants to go faster, so I say "pedal >> harder" And going back down if I push too hard I get screams that it's too >> fast! We fell only once going too fast on a turn and got double the >> scrapes and half the egos. She's always glad to get back on fortunately. >> Rear is 11-32 Shimano 9 speed; Front tripple 28, 38, 48 (I think, I'll have >> to look again at the front). Indexed shifting, which sometimes sticks >> because of the long cables that can get rubbed unexpectedly. >> Ken P. >> >> On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 10:24:24 PM UTC-5, Alex Wirth- Owner, >> Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote: >>> >>> Any other listers want to chime in on drivetrain choices for their >>> upcoming HubbaHubbah tandem? >>> >>> I'm on the fence with my chainring choices... >>> >> -- 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.
