I'm not too interested in assuming a bunch of hypotheticals and conjecturing based on those assumptions. I was really just pointing out that 120 mm cassette hubs aren't terribly related to Rivendell bikes. That product is probably more appropriate for somebody who wants the benefits of a cassette on a 40-year-old frame. I concede that some Riv people are into 40-year-old frames.
On Monday, September 23, 2013 12:47:46 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Jim > > Since you know the history as well as most people, let me ask your opinion > on a hypothetical: > > We both know Grant was an early low-Q-factor guy. We both remember he > resisted going from 126 to 130 on the RB's, and resisted going from 130 to > 135 on the MBs. He reluctantly went wider. Rivendell pretty consistently > has said that anything more than 7 cogs in back is unnecessary, and is even > preferable if you want to use friction shifting. > > So, the hypothetical is: > > Assume 120mm, 126mm, 130mm and 135mm rear hubs were widely available at > all price and quality levels > Assume all length cassette bodies were available for every number of rear > cassette cogs from 1 to 11 cogs > Assume cassette cogs were available to build all conceivable custom > combinations > Assume nice narrow Q-factor cranksets were available in singles doubles > and triples at all price points and quality levels > > If all those things were true, do you think Grant would be designing > almost exclusively 135mm (Roadeo=130) rear end bikes? Or do you think > Grant would be saying that narrow Q-factor is valuable and you don't need > so many cogs? Would Rivendell be selling a 2x5 tenspeed? Or a 3x5 > 15-speed? I don't know for sure. > > On Sunday, September 22, 2013 9:52:59 PM UTC-7, Jim Thill - Hiawatha > Cyclery wrote: >> >> Fortunately, most Rivs are 130 or 135 mm! >> >> On Sunday, September 22, 2013 10:17:47 AM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>> Compass Bikes just posted the availability of new Grand Boris branded 5 >>> and 6 speed cassette hubs for 120mm rear spacing. That's a pretty exciting >>> development for a lot of folks. They have the cog sets as well. I hope >>> the freewheel hoarders aren't angry about it. >>> >>> If I understand the manufacturing relationships, we'll probably see >>> these hubs under a couple other labels as well >>> >> -- 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.
