So I'm totally loving my SimpleOne... except that I live at the top of a big hill, and it's too heavy a gear to pedal up the hill. Then I saw one of those FSA Metropolis 2-speed cranks on eBay, and decided to try it out. Well, I gotta tell you, this thing just plain WORKS, and it WORKS WELL! It gives me a 28-tooth (direct) chainring for hills, and an effective 44-tooth chainring for flats and downhill. I use an old retro friction shifter, and the mechanism shifts effortlessly and instantaneously, even under load.
Installation was straightforward and I encountered zero problems. The geared unit contains a heavy duty plastic tab that sits against the chainstay, preventing the gearing mechanism from turning. No ISG tab required, making the Metropolis compatible with virtually any bike (with a 68mm wide BB shell). The crank comes with external bearing bottom bracket; you provide the shifter. But virtually any shifter (that pulls cable) should work. I took it for a test ride... It feels great, and it really works well !!! I'm impressed; FSA could have a winner. Check out photos. http://tinyurl.com/9xhf462 Peace, BB -- 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/-/_roT4P7ubQcJ. 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.
