I have the 40/26, with 11-32 8 speed in back. I use the bike for commuting and occasionally have a kid on the back. I don't have a front derailer yet, but if I ever use the granny (haven't yet), I might consider a front derailer.
I reach all 8 rear cogs with no problems, friction bar end shifter. Edwin - "1x8 is great" On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:54:37 PM UTC-5, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > > My current setup is basically MTB gearing - 26-36-46 in front and a 9 > speed 11-34 cassette. > I hardly ever use the granny because it's pretty flat where I live. But I > do use it when I hit the hills loaded. Most of the time I am in the middle > or big ring and smaller cogs. The wide-low concept seems perfect for me. It > would gives me an incredibly useful range of 32-98 inches without shifting > up front, and a low range of 21-64 when needed. > > I could simplify even more by going 1X9, but I'm not sure what the benefit > would be. > > Jay > > On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 11:28:07 PM UTC+3, Minh wrote: >> >> yeah, the Sugino "double" with the chain-guard is really just a sugino >> triple. so swapping out the big ring for a guard and the inner for a 26 >> would work. >> >> Can i ask what you have on your triple now? i have a bashguard-40-34 >> setup, and find the 34 is plenty low for me with my freewheel (ird 13-28), >> even loaded down for camping i find it ok. >> >> >> On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 4:23:20 PM UTC-4, danmc wrote: >>> >>> I created a wide low out of a triple XD2 for my wife's Betty Foy. >>> Actually I went 42/28 as the 9-speed cassette is a 12-34. No problems >>> hitting all 9 cogs. Left the chainline where I would for a triple figuring >>> that she wold be on the large ring 90% of the time. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> -Marin >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayi...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> I assumed I would leave the chain line alone. WIth this setup I would >>>> be in the middle ring most of the time. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:43:26 PM UTC+3, Ginz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Do folks with the wide/low find that they can hit all nine cogs while >>>>> in either chainring? Does moving the crank's chainline outboard a little >>>>> bit help in that regard? Or, is that not necessary? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
