[RBW] Re: "Half-step + granny" gearing...
I've got a couple half-step bikes and find that I rarely use the "half- step". Usually the "full step" is quite sufficient, however, there are times when just a little bit higher or lower gearing is a nice option...especially on long, undulating rides. I can't imagine shifting through the whole range using all the half-steps...kind of like pretending to be a semi-truck driverr, shift, r, shift, rr shift, etc. etc. etc. (might try it this evening!!). Rob On Jan 4, 2:08 am, newenglandbike wrote: > I used to have a half-step+granny gearing on my Sequoia (but went to a > touring triple now). I use an 8-speed in the back with the DO spacing > spread to 130. I have to agree that with an 8-speed, you definitely *do > not* need the half-step/granny setup. To really leverage half-step > gearing you're just going to be shifting almost twice as often and would > have to be really, really finicky about cadence. > > Matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: "Half-step + granny" gearing...
I used to have a half-step+granny gearing on my Sequoia (but went to a touring triple now).I use an 8-speed in the back with the DO spacing spread to 130. I have to agree that with an 8-speed, you definitely *do not* need the half-step/granny setup. To really leverage half-step gearing you're just going to be shifting almost twice as often and would have to be really, really finicky about cadence. Matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/PcI48JmcppAJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
Re: [RBW] Re: "Half-step + granny" gearing...
On 1/3/12, Garth wrote: > I have one road bike I use a HS+G with a 7sp. 13-32 and 26-44-48 rings. I > live in very hilly terrain and I love it. The times I went to the > mountains it was great too. It's just individual taste though. > You can use a HS setup with 8 or 9, as long as the range of the cassette is > wide, like a 13-32, 11-34 or 12-36 .. sumthin' like that. It's just fun to > experiment. Less gears is more that you think. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/NWo7jbtPH9cJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: "Half-step + granny" gearing...
I have one road bike I use a HS+G with a 7sp. 13-32 and 26-44-48 rings. I live in very hilly terrain and I love it. The times I went to the mountains it was great too. It's just individual taste though. You can use a HS setup with 8 or 9, as long as the range of the cassette is wide, like a 13-32, 11-34 or 12-36 .. sumthin' like that. It's just fun to experiment. Less gears is more that you think. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/NWo7jbtPH9cJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: "Half-step + granny" gearing...
I rode an old Takara touring bike with HS + G gearing for a while last year before I converted that bike to fixed gear, and I really liked it for the flat riding on my commute from Sacramento to Davis--as Sheldon said, it allowed for good fine-tuning of the gear depending on how i was feeling and the wind conditions, even with just a 6 spd freewheel. I only really took it on one hilly, unloaded ride in the Bay Area and i remember it being fine, although there was a large jump between grinding out the climbs in the lowest of the half step gears and dropping down to twiddle in the granny. I liked it enough to consider swapping the setup over to my other touring bike, but I haven't tried that yet. However, I think the point is is that HS+G only really makes sense if you're running 6 or less gears in the back; play around with a gear chart and you'll find that with today's commonly available 7-10spd FWs/cassettes, you can get a much wider and more continuous gear range with a "conventional" triple. That being said, a proper 5 or 6 spd setup with HS+G would win you retro-cool points in my book. I believe Jobst Brandt rides with an HS (no G) setup, including his normal rides in the Santa Cruz mountains and his Alps tours. In some of his tour reports I remember reading that his low gear was something like 46x24. Tuff! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/SKyxzp08oR0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: "Half-step + granny" gearing...
I set up half-step plus granny on my All-Rounder a number of years ago. It worked well unloaded and on flatish ground, but in rolling hills I found the large jump to the granny to be annoying. Went back to a tripple with sensible (small) sized chainrings. Angus On Jan 1, 8:14 pm, René Sterental wrote: > Thanks! > > > > On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Kelly Sleeper wrote: > > Here ya go :) > > >http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ha-i.html > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Q2I8rsqvzDwJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
