"at a moderate spin of 110RPM" Bill, is that an April Fool's joke? I don't consider myself a masher, but to me a "moderate spin" is much lower than that. My preferred cadence is closer to 90 RPM :)
Anyways, everything else you said is sound logic in terms of 38T x 29" wheels vs 34T x 27.5" and probably not needing to zip around town at more than 25 mph. But... a 10T gap on a double seems like too close of a step to me :) On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 11:16:03 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > @Drew, > > You state that your BB is still creaking ? > > Perhaps, do you think it would be a good idea to take a look at it by > breaking down the crankset and removing the BB ? > > Kim Hetzel. > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 10:18 AM Drew Fitchette <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Leah, I'd love to hear what you find out. >> >> My clem has a triple on it, as the previous owner swapped the chain guard >> for a 44. >> >> After riding around the neighborhood and the light trails near my house I >> can't imagine a 34/24 satisfying my needs around town. >> >> - Drew... whose bottom bracket is *still* creaking. >> >> On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 1:02:46 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>> Sounds largely speculative. >>> >>> These bikes are shipped all around the world. People use them as >>> commuters and shoppers and sometimes use them as hillibikes. Very few of >>> them will ever ascend Mount Diablo. No matter, I will just email and ask >>> the source himself and then you’ll know for sure. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Apr 1, 2025, at 12:49 PM, Piaw Na <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM Leah Peterson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Piaw, >>>> >>>> Do only tall people on 59 and 64 Clems ride Mount Diablo? Enlighten me. >>>> >>> >>> Tall people tend to be heavier which translates to a lower power to >>> weight ratio. They also tend to have more damage to their joints if they're >>> heavier. But I suspect that many short people would also pray for lower >>> gears when they attempt Diablo. To paraphrase what John Finley Scott wrote >>> about Sonora Pass, this is where 42x21 drivetrains pray for chapter 11 >>> bankruptcy proceedings. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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/ksvlbi-Jd6w/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> [email protected]. >>> >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6G1xMtVs-xN6%2BNWhekU10wtzp7smvuQJzY4_2fmT6X1w%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAPh0EZ6G1xMtVs-xN6%2BNWhekU10wtzp7smvuQJzY4_2fmT6X1w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- >> 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/ksvlbi-Jd6w/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d11774b1-0dc7-4861-9c73-ef87f3217034n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d11774b1-0dc7-4861-9c73-ef87f3217034n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7a476694-5805-484d-9c6c-f61310face8fn%40googlegroups.com.
