Thanks Jan! That answers all of my questions in a very definitive fashion. Good to know. Now I just have to pick my rings. I'm an old man who has trouble getting up steep hills so I'm leaning toward 42/26. Maybe I'll throw caution to the wind and go 44/28. :-)
Doug On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 2:11 PM Jan Heine <janhein...@gmail.com> wrote: > To add some clarification to the chain recommendation for Rene Herse > cranks: > > 11-speed rings (also suitable for 9- and 10-speed): Ramps and pins have to > be designed for one specific chain, and we designed ours for the 11-speed > Ultegra chain. So the shifting is best with this chain. Other chains should > work, but may not shift quite as smoothly. > > 5-10-speed rings, 10-speed: There are some 10-speed chains that have a > propensity for chain suck. We've done a lot of testing with Ultegra chains, > and they work great. So that is our recommendation, but others may work > well, too. Just avoid chains that are known for chain suck... > > 5-10-speed rings, 5-9-speed: Use any chain you want. I run SRAM 8-speed > chains on my Herse (5-speed), Urban Bike (6-speed) and Mule (7-speed), with > no problems whatsoever. > > Jan Heine > Rene Herse Cycles > Reborn in the Cascade Mountains > www.renehersecycles.com > > -- > 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/pnh0kqxuWHk/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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/183986e8-5d9d-43dc-8c2c-d446471e16a9%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/183986e8-5d9d-43dc-8c2c-d446471e16a9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAABDtbZeowbGMcmxZQJOnzqMFi9%3DOwVDYdmrg_ia%3DdNc6Dr9CA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
