My gearing is a White double16 -19 and 36x39 giving me a 66,60 and 51 inch gear. I plan on a 22 tooth freewheel eventually for the flip side for those real long climbs. I usually leave my SimpleOne in the 66 inch gear but my area is pretty hilly so I sometimes find myself using the 36x19 giving me the 51". Since my gearing is exactly three teeth apart I don't have to move the axle in the dropout going from the 16x39=66" to the 19x36=51". I tried as an experiment to ride a local hilly and flat 15 mile loop in the 51" at a relaxed pace and while somewhat frustrating on the flat it wasn't bad. I just found myself coasting a little more than usual. I think the idea is to find a gear that you can make it up most modest hills in your area and that you can also spin at a comfortable cruising speed on the flats with....maybe 12-18 mph. If you are a 'hammerhead' that will frustrate you but its better for your knees. A bailout gear that is lower or one for headwinds (or when feeling tired) is nice to have and I use mine about 20% of the time and am glad I have it.
On Apr 30, 5:55 pm, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > For the folks that have one of these on their Quickbeam or SimpleOne - do > you actually swap gears that much? Am thinking of a 17/19 for my > SimpleOne. Besides worrying about clearance issues am just wondering if it > would get used enough to justify the price. There are not a lot of long > climbs in the Twin Cities, but in other parts of the state, a 2 mile or > more climb is not unheard of. Also thinking it might be good for a bail > out on a windy day. Or really steep shorter hills. As my SimpleOne has > metal fenders, this seems a more appropriate choice that flip/flop > freewheels. > > Have also considered a Dingle fixed cog setup. Not willing to try that > right now. The idea of superfast spinning on downhills just doesn't appeal. > > Thanks in advance for any opinions. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN -- 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.
