Maybe consider a 3-spd internal at some point? Sounds like you have the situation for which they were intended - just enough range to help over the rough spots but not anything more - no useless gears.
Regardless, sweet ride! On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 6:25 PM Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Patrick the Deacon! (I stole that from Grant). I'm really enjoying > singlespeeding, although it's technically 2-speeding, or maybe two versions > of singlespeed. > > I put the front derailer on (105 double, I guess I sold my D-A) connected > to a SunRace thumby. I went on a longer ride today and it's perfect for the > terrain around here. There's a big enough gap between chainrings (40-26) > that I don't get the urge to shift-shift-shift on minor hills: the cadence > differece is too drastic so I just keep pedaling in the big gear..this is > what I was looking for. But when it really does become a back-straining > grade I can pop down to the granny for a minute. I totally recommend going > this route for anybody contemplating singling, but has that one annoying > hill they're worried about. It's fun! > > Mo better pics. No sunlight yet, but outside where bikes go! Check out the > shifter mounting, I copied it from Jenny's green Trek in Staff Bikes. I > wanted to retain the uncluttered look and bar access of a singlespeed, and > with the Bartube mounted you can hardly tell it's there. Stealthy! > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/M2movkUXCzT48Fc72 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Pz5cQ26gR-w/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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.
