Joe, the dinglespeed Cheviot sounds terrific and happy to see you are reconsidering trying singlespeeding even with a big hill to climb. I have to keep fighting the urge to give this kind treatment to my Clem H since it's currently my only derailer equipped multispeed bike and I honestly don't even get enough riding in to justify my multiple bikes at the moment.
On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 4:17:02 AM UTC-5, Joe Bernard wrote: > Well now y'all got me thinking (this will be a slight thread diversion). > I'm not quite ready for fixed, but Will @ Riv is big on 2-speeds on > vertical dropouts with a chain tensioner. My soon to be here Cheviot was > going to get the electric treatment, but I've decided to do a different > bike next summer for that and focus on full-exercise riding this winter > (I'm WAY outta shape). I already have enough all-the-gears bikes, so I > think a nice, light, 2-speed candy apple red Cheviot would be really sweet: > One cog in the back, one big ring up front for going down my hill, one > small for riding back home. I already have the Silver 38-24 cranks and 650B > wheels from my Clem L; I just need a single cog, Gear Clamps and Paul > Melvin tensioner and I'm good to go. > > Thanks for the idea, Patrick! It's not exactly what you're doing, but it's > a similar thought that will work on my terrain while keeping the frame > uncluttered and simple looking, a vibe I've always admired. I can't wait! > -- 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.
