I use the 16-19 with a 39x36 but it would work with a 40x32 also. I find I ride 90% of the time in the 39x16 (66") but plan on a 22 tooth freewheel for the flip side for off road and steeper climbs. I use my 36x19 primarily for hills & headwinds or just when I am puttering around. I don't find that I need the super lows of my geared bike because I save energy for climbs by spinning on the flats and coasting on downhills. If I were doing a serious amount of climbing I would just set the bike up with lower over all gearing or use a geared bike but...... odd as it may sound I haven't found the need to do so. My Simple One gets me up all the steep hills in my area in the 51" plus I climb them faster. I'm slower on the flats and down hill but not by much however my overall times are nearly the same.
On Jul 7, 9:26 am, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know there have already been some posts on this topic, but I just wanted > to check in about something... > If one wanted to set up a SimpleOne with the 40/32 "quickbeam" crankset and > with a White Ind DOS freewheel, is it true that it would have to be either > the 16/18 or the 17/19 freewheel and NOT the 16/19 because of the 8 tooth > difference the frame is designed around? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
