I have been running a 9 speed drive train for as long as I can remember... I feel with friction especially the older stuff shifts so well.
A thing I think people also do not talk about is how easy it is to maintain while on a longer tour, riding from Berlin to Italy I had zero issues while my friends with their 12 speed shifting were constantly in an out of shifting troubles. Furthermore almost every bike shop in the world you come across will have a chain that will work, or a cassette that you can make work. -C On Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 5:10:51 AM UTC+2 Cyclofiend Jim wrote: > Hi Fred - > > There are links to contact me - the list admin - in the list information. > Sorry you had trouble finding that info, but it hasn't changed since the > list was moved here from the old listserv. > There are no "mods" - there is me. Been just been for the whole time. > > I emailed you earlier today when I passed your post through the moderation > queue. I didn't hear back from you. I am guessing there may be some issue > with your email, so I'm replying to your public post. > > As I said in the email from this morning, I don't know why you got > moderated. It might have been that you were commenting in a contentious > thread and got caught up accidentally. The last active post from you was in > February of this year. > > I also pointed out that i was working on a project and had been delayed in > checking things for a few days. Sorry for that delay. > > If you have other questions about the group, please feel free to email me > directly - cyclo...@gmail.com > > Thanks! > > Jim / list admin > > > On Friday, July 26, 2024 at 8:03:46 PM UTC-7 fmar...@gmail.com wrote: > >> I made this comment 3 days ago, and it's just showing up now. Why am I on >> some kind of monitoring? >> Please let me know what I have done to justify this treatment, or just >> tell me to leave if I'm not welcome here. >> Can I get the names of the Mods, please? >> >> Fred Marsh >> Mount Prospect, IL >> >> On Friday, July 26, 2024 at 11:42:04 AM UTC-5 Fred Marsh wrote: >> >>> I've been 1x9 for a long time and loving it! >>> https://i.imgur.com/yU6nbGS.jpg >>> - Fred >>> Mount Prospect Illinois Flatland >>> >>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:11:59 AM UTC-5 John Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> I'll take your 1x9 and raise you -1! >>>> >>>> I've been using Microshift Acolyte on my Jones SWB and I think it's >>>> pretty excellent (even if it is marketed as a "kid's mountain bike" >>>> group). >>>> I'm running 12-46 Acolyte 8-speed cassette with a 32t crank up front and a >>>> medium cage RD. I don't love the shifter, but it all works pretty >>>> flawlessly. >>>> >>>> john (outside fontainebleau) >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 4:00:27 PM UTC+2 Arthur Mayfield wrote: >>>> >>>>> My Sam is 1x9 with a smallish chainring and a mtn RD, but my Soma >>>>> Buena Vista is 2x9 with Ultegra drivetrain. I like having the extra range >>>>> of the 46 and 30 tooth chainrings on the Buena Vista, but I rarely shift >>>>> while riding, since I’m usually either in flat areas or hilly. I could >>>>> probably take the front derailleur off and move the chain by hand, but >>>>> the >>>>> FD is light, and the shifter is downtube mounted, so it’s a simple affair >>>>> and easily maintained. >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 8:53:20 AM UTC-4 wboe...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> My Pugsley is 1x9 and I agree it's totally sufficient. The problem >>>>>> in my stable is it's an outlier, so I can't share any parts with other >>>>>> bikes. In fact, I now have 9, 10, 11 and 12 speed bikes, meaning I have >>>>>> to >>>>>> carry spare chain links for all of those speeds in the shared saddlebag >>>>>> :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Will near Boston >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 4:26:57 AM UTC-4 Nick Payne wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I built a bike up a while ago using Campagnolo Ekar 1x13, but I sold >>>>>>> it after riding it for a few months because I didn't like the way the >>>>>>> gearing was setup on the cassette. The five smallest cogs were all a >>>>>>> single >>>>>>> tooth jump from each other, and then the gaps between gears got much >>>>>>> larger >>>>>>> towards the bottom of the gear range >>>>>>> (10-11-12-13-14-15-17-20-23-27-32-38-44). I would have much preferred >>>>>>> closer ratios in the middle of the gear range where I spent most time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've gone back to using 11-speed 2x systems, which suit my style of >>>>>>> riding better. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Nick Payne >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/05faf872-c56c-4ab4-9f11-7064ed61968cn%40googlegroups.com.
