After yesterday's fiasco on the Fargo (bumped the left shifter against a USPS counter, took it outside, mounted, stood, and immediately sucked the chain into the abyss, requiring admission into the bike shop ICU) I really, really, REALLY like the 46/16 and 46/15 on my Rivendells.
[And man, did the '03 feel fast today compared to the Fargo, even with ~15 lb in the Sackville, uphill and down.] On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM, Ted Shwartz <[email protected]>wrote: > I really like my 36/46 on Surley Cross Check with 12/32 for everything > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Tomio Tran wrote: > >> People are starting to realize that even compacts are geared pretty high >> for the average person. a 50 is fine for me if I'm going out on a serious >> ride or I am riding in a paceline, but for rides like the commute, I prefer >> going with a lower top end gear to prevent too much front shifting and >> cross chaining. I run a 48/34 on my commuting/trail 650B bike, and I even >> think I can use a 46. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
