Nope. The bigger the spread, the LESS axle movement in the different gears. If the the rear cogs are 8 teeth apart, then the axle stays in the same position in high and low gear, and you could (theoretically) have vertical dropouts and a two-speed.
I'd go with the 16/19, because I'm an extremist. The bigger the tire (or the more you care about fender line), the less you want to move the axle. Even with the nice long QB/S1 dropouts, I've been using gear ratios that don't move the axle much. The bike feels a little different when you move the wheel around, you have to fuss with the fender line, and if you have a little OCD, then it's really satisfying when the numbers line up elegantly... I like the 40/32 chainrings paired with a 17/21 Surly "Dingle" fixed cog on my Quickbeam, and I just built up a coasting bike with 32/36 rings and 14/18 cogs: http://www.biketinker.com/2011/projects/maxs-new-bike/ Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com 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.
