when I began converting my old Raleigh to improve comfort and versatility, first thing was an Ultra-6 spaced freewheel, then half-steps on the 144bcd crankset - 46/41 (smallest chainring that fit). It was a very good compromise with the limited rear spacings, and most of my shifting was on the halfsteps on normal creek-bottom rides (all the best roads follow the river). So when I found a good deal on a Cyclotouriste triple, it was half-steps with escape, 47/42/26, and it's awesome. Have my daughter's "load bike" set up with gears down to 26", and we both rode some 9-degree switchbacks a month or so ago, and we would have been biathletes without those little gears.
On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 11:35:38 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote: > > PS- having the 24t ring is fantastic because we have some big hills around >> here. Good to have confidence that I can go anywhere with a riding friend >> and not have to worry about making it up hills like I did with the Bleriot >> crankset. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
