OK. But your "range" is determined only by the big ring and the granny. Having a ring in the middle doesn't add to your range of gears. Middle rings just overlap the same gear inches. Usually what happens with a triple is you end up with a large big ring that you sometimes avoid. If your tired at the end of a long day, you end up spinning a middle 38t (or whatever) and then it seems a necessary gear to have. But if you (like me) have no use for a big ring larger than 46t (or heck, a 44t) and you never leave it unless you are climbing a serious hill. And you are much better off than in that 36-39 range middle ring. I understand if you want a 24t granny that the chain has a long way to go with only one shift from a 48t. Perhaps you have to double shift there, but I have a friend who runs 46/24 (Stronglight cranks and TA rings). He climbs like a beast fully loaded (often when the rest of us normal people are struggling just to walk our bikes up) and he descends faster than I ever want to go. Comfort shifting is a rear mech job. /alright maybe that middle is useful for the low grade 3 miles long grinding climb fully loaded into the wind.
On Thursday, April 5, 2012 9:20:02 PM UTC-4, dr...@charter.net wrote: > > very informative, as I want a broad range of gears. I have never had a > bike with only a double crank in front. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/If_H22NT1F4J. 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.
