Patrick, how would you get 3 shiftable cogs on the back? What I did with my Cheviot was put a singleator kit on the rear and kept two rings up front, I can't picture how your reversed idea would work.*
*Of course I also can't picture pulling, say, a 9-speed cassette to replace with 3, but that's another topic 😬 On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 8:11:45 AM UTC-8 Patrick Moore wrote: > Jack: Curious why 3 chainrings instead of 3 cogs in back? Three cogs would > be lighter and I daresay shift better ...? > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 6:50 AM J Schwartz <jasonas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It's possible >> here's my 3-speed Clem L >> 44/34/24 up front and a 20t cog in the back >> >> On Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at 8:05:48 AM UTC-5 Dave S wrote: >> >>> https://handsomecycles.com/products/fredward-3s >>> >>> >>> >>> On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 5:42:43 PM UTC-5 brettjc...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> A few years back I briefly had a three-speed Public done up in >>>> Rivendellian style, with a thumb shifter, albatross bars with shellacked >>>> tape, a nice silver porteur rack, etc. It was, as a bike shaped object, >>>> fine. It was not a Rivendell and I sold it a short time later to buy a >>>> Clem. >>>> >>>> I find myself missing having a three speed in the stable. I've long >>>> entertained thoughts of buying a Quickbeam, if one would ever come up for >>>> sale in my tall guy size, and adding a three speed hub. The same might be >>>> possible with the new Roaduno and I'll be keeping my eye on developments. >>>> >>>> I wonder, though, if there's a nice purpose built three speed out there >>>> I should be aware of but have missed. Any thoughts? >>>> >>>> If anyone here has put together a three speed Riv, I'd love to see >>>> photos or read insights? >>>> >>>> Brett in PDX. >>>> >>> -- >> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7a12083b-80fe-4333-8f51-da1eb26ea07en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7a12083b-80fe-4333-8f51-da1eb26ea07en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/706f4bd5-af2d-4eea-baa7-d7ed8b497290n%40googlegroups.com.
