Thanks, Doug. Anyone else? Has Berto or someone published figures? 70', 53, and 39" are usable, tho' 70", 60", and 39"" would be better.
Maybe an S3X is in order -- direct drive in 3d -- with a freewheel ... On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 5:30 PM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Patrick: > > I have a late 80s UJB that I converted to a 3 speed, with the same gearing > thought as you. 78", 59" & 39" gears or something close.I don't notice any > significant drag in top gear. > > dougP > > > On Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:07:32 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > >> I am contemplating a second rear wheel for my '03 Curt Custom, a fixed >> gear bike, and I am thinking that, instead of all the nastiness involved >> with a derailleur drivetrain, a simple hub gear might be very nice. >> >> The gaps of the AW are so hugely absurd that it doesn't make sense, for >> me at any rate, to use the middle/direct gear as my cruising gear -- what >> the hell would I do with a 93" gear? So I would arrange things so that the >> 33% augment in gear 3 would give me roughly 70", so that 2 would be ~53 and >> 1 ~ 39". >> >> But I don't want any additional significant drag -- have read the recent >> BQ. >> >> But the AW, now: that one is so simple that drag ought to be much less >> than with a more complex geared hub, no? Did Berto test this somewhere? >> >> Any advice welcome. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* >> Certified Resume Writer >> http://resumespecialties.com/**index.html<http://resumespecialties.com/index.html> >> patric...@**resumespecialties.com >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**patrickmooreresumespec/<http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/> >> >> Albuquerque, NM >> > -- > 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. > -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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.
