Also in your case I wouldn't worry about duplicate ratios, if you ride like me on the flats you're going to mostly be in the middle ring and just run up and down the cassette. The low and high front rings will see very occasional use. Is my guess.
On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 1:26:44 PM UTC-8 Joe Bernard wrote: > I don't see any non-obvious issues (unless I don't see it cuz it's > non-obvious!), you're keeping the triple so still need your long cage > derailers. I'm not sure you'll find a 13-28 9-speed though*, most I've come > across or can recall have an 11 or 12t final cog. There's 12-27 9ers out > there which might do the trick for you. Of course if you're friction > shifting you can grab a 13-28 8-speed. > > *Someone here may prove me wrong and find one for you. > > Joe Bernard > > On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 11:18:51 AM UTC-8 Adam wrote: > >> Thanks everyone, >> >> Just to clarify, my goal is to add some additional steps within my >> existing range. I often find--especially longer rides with constant >> winds--that I don't have quite the gear that I'd like to sustain my pace. >> >> My plan is to just base things off my current setup and the gear >> calculator, just curious of there are other, not obvious considerations. >> >> THANKS >> >> On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 12:45:24 PM UTC-6 mike goldman wrote: >> >>> adam, >>> >>> a triple is fine. i would use a cassette with an 11t first cog so you >>> will have some low end on those flats and downhills >>> >>> mike in rhode island >>> >> -- 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/1bc06eb7-37d3-429c-ac9d-b5c3cb3adfedn%40googlegroups.com.
