Thanks David! Very helpful! Doug
On Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 19:12 David Carner <david.carne...@gmail.com> wrote: > Doug, > I have had a 44/28 crank on this bike for about 10 years. Before the Rene > Herse I was using a TA Pro- vis-5. One of my reasons for choosing the RH > was because I wanted to keep the same size chain rings. I have a 12-32 > cassette. For relaxed riding I am usually on the 18 or 16 cog; when riding > with someone who prefers to go faster 16 or 14. I use all 9 cogs with the > 44 chain ring and rarely have to use the 28. We have hills where I live, > but not long ones. I use the 28 ring most often on steep gravel. > I have never been a fast or strong rider. I am currently 70 years old. If > I frequently rode long hills I might consider dropping down to a 42 so I > could stay on the big ring most of the time. I don't worry about running > out of gears going down hill. If my bike is going 25 mph without me working > hard, I am happy to rest. > Good luck on finding what works best for you. > > David > > > On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 2:34:00 PM UTC-5, Doug Williams wrote: >> >> David, >> >> How are you liking the Rene Herse 44/28? I'm looking at the exact same >> thing but I'm thinking that (at my advanced age and with hills) a 42/26 >> would be a better choice. Which rear cog do you find yourself on the with >> 44 ring most of the time...12, 16, 28? I'm hoping to be in the big >> chainring most of the time, using the little ring only for a hilly bailout. >> Around 90 gear inches is big enough for me, I'll just tuck and coast >> downhill if I spin that out. I can get 90 gear inches with a 42. >> >> I have a 650B Homer with 42mm tires and the Sugino 46/36/24 triple now. I >> spend most of my time in the 36, but I still go to the 46 fairly often. I >> go to the 24 only on steep hills. So I'm thinking that if that 36 were just >> a little bigger, I could live there 99% of the time. I think that the 26 >> will be close enough to my current 24 to get me by. Although, when one is >> pedaling up a steep hill while bonked, no gear is too low. I suppose I >> could go with 42/24 if I could tolerate a 18 tooth shift. >> >> Who is running a 42/26 and how do you like it? >> >> Doug >> >> On Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 10:51:33 AM UTC-7, David Carner wrote: >>> >>> Toby, >>> I installed a Rene Herse crankset (double 44/28) on my Riv Road about a >>> year ago. I don't think the pinned and ramped rings were available in that >>> size at the time, so I have the standard 5-10 model. Since I was staying >>> with 9 speed in the rear I used a new SRAM PC 971 that I already had on >>> hand. In the process of updating the drivetrain I installed a Shimano FX-70 >>> FD from Rivbike. I was frustrated to find that I could not adjust the FD >>> to keep the chain from rubbing the cage on the inner rear cog. I checked >>> my chain line and it was within a mm. of perfect. Then I realized that the >>> CX70 FD is marketed as a 2 x 10. I bought an Ultegra 10 speed, CN-6701 and >>> that solved the problem. I use indexed rear, friction front and it would >>> seem difficult for either to shift more smoothly than they do now. >>> David >>> >>> >>> On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 8:27:45 PM UTC-5, Toby Whitfield wrote: >>>> >>>> Jan, >>>> >>>> Thanks for that information. One quick clarification question- do you >>>> recall what 10 speed Ultegra chain you found worked well? There are 2: the >>>> 6600, and the 6701. In think the 6701 is asymmetrical and has to be >>>> installed in a certain orientation, but I've never held one in my hands. >>>> Looking for a couple new chains to use with 10 speed on my Rene Herse >>>> crankset. >>>> >>>> Toby Whitfield >>>> >>>> -- > 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/0a546eda-3404-49ad-bce4-f7cc8f29884b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0a546eda-3404-49ad-bce4-f7cc8f29884b%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. 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