I've had a Melvin in my parts stash for years that's looking for a reason, so this build kind of appeals to me. But, out here in the flatlands, I don't really need three super widely spaced gears. With my cruising (normally fixed) gear of 44x17, maybe something like 44/40/36, about 10% jumps. Hmm, maybe I'll see what rings I have in stock.
Eric Plain City, OH On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 2:26 PM Bill Lindsay <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks to unintentional prodding from Leah, I've pressed my new-to-me > Romulus into service. Some serindipitous objects in my parts inventory > enabled a build concept that is functionally similar to the forthcoming > RoadUNO. It's got a single 18T freewheel, a Paul Melvin tensioner (from > Joe B), a triple crank with 46/36/24 rings and a single DT shifter for the > front derailleur. This morning I "upgraded" the front derailleur to a > Campy Mirage, which qualifies this bike for my "Every Bike should have one > Campy Part" club: > > https://flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/albums/72157719595208740/ > > The other upgrade from this morning is I swapped out the front wheel to a > quick release front hub, rather than the bolt-on Phil track hub. I will > likely rebuild that Phil front wheel with a dynamo hub. Now the F+R hubs > are both black. Also, I "downgraded" to much skinnier tires. This > accomplishes two things: It allows wheel removal without deflation -AND- it > generates ample clearance for fenders. The three gears are 35/53/68 inches > with these tires. > > I'm becoming progressively more and more "SOLD" on the validity of 3x1 as > a build concept. It works. I may end up doing my May 2024 monthly Diablo > summit on the RoadTrio. > > Even though I'm not buying a RoadUNO, I'm excited to see who else gives > 3x1 a try with an open mind and concurs that it works for them. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > -- > 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/59a632b1-0ca5-4fd7-b020-639f97bc1f37n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/59a632b1-0ca5-4fd7-b020-639f97bc1f37n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAHFNW5Ci1KL6U7jxo7eNCPZGcZLoNM1fF4vHT2m4_L1iTzpBuA%40mail.gmail.com.
