It’s intriguing to me, I have an '88 Panasonic PT-3500 I’m building up as a poor-man’s AHH and there’s nothing with gearing like this that’ll fit into a 126mm rear-spaced frame (without doing some surgery on MTB 9 speed cassettes).
Matt > On Aug 29, 2021, at 9:45 PM, Ray Varella <rayvarella...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think there are a number of useful possibilities as a 2x and it has me > looking at some chainrings I already have but would not otherwise use. > > > Ray > > On Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 6:11:14 PM UTC-7 dougP wrote: > When you think about a 2x, something like a 34-46 double with that 13-42 > cassette has a pretty decent range & the front should shift just fine. > Hmmmm..... > > dougP > > On Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 5:36:32 PM UTC-7 Ray Varella wrote: > Thank you Garth, > So if my rear derailer wraps 40 teeth, I could run this cassette and a 10 > (maybe12) tooth difference in my front chainrings. > > I’ll definitely stay tuned for its appearance. > > Ray > > On Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 1:54:50 AM UTC-7 Garth wrote: > Ray, What isn't included in the story is the use of a rear derailleur hanger > extender. It's been mentioned in bits and pieces within their various media. > There's many brands but what they all do is essentially lower the rear > derailleur hanger which allows the RD to clear much larger cogs than > otherwise, and without maxing out the B screw.. Note though that while it > allows for cog clearance, it doesn't change the total teeth capacity of the > given RD. Most of the mfr's of the extenders say it's for 10sp. 1x setups, > but it will lwork for 2x 9sp or less as long as you work with the given > capacity of the RD. Riv appears to offer the Sunrace version, but it uses an > aluminum bolt. I'd prefer the stainless steel bolt the Wolf Roadlink and > Wheels Mfr. offer. Here's just one type .... > https://wheelsmfg.com/extended-hanger.html > <https://wheelsmfg.com/extended-hanger.html> > On Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 11:56:38 PM UTC-4 Ray Varella wrote: > I don’t have anything that will work with a 42 tooth rear but a 2x > configuration definitely has my attention. > > Ray > > On Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 5:34:33 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > The Blahg is back up. Casette uses 7-speed spacing (Grant's words) which > should (my words) nominally index with a Shimano 8 shifter and normal > matching derailer. But I don't know if the teeth will be indexy twisty, I > don't presume Riv is pushing hard to make this thing work with anything other > than friction shifters. > > Joe "wildly guessing" Bernard > > On Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 3:17:20 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > It's intended to work with the new RapidRise (low-normal) derailer Grant is > working on. But if we have something in a drawer that'll work with the 42t > cog I say give it a whirl! > > > > On Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 2:54:02 PM UTC-7 Ray Varella wrote: > Thanks Joe, > ….so which derailer will we use with these? I say “we” because you may be > just as likely to run one as I will. > > Cheers > Ray > > On Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 11:41:16 AM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > 13-42 which will mount on a 8/9/10 hub with a spacer Riv will provide (you > would use it with the included spacer most 11-speed hubs offer, too). > Intended for friction shifting and will use Riv's own 7-speed chain but an 8 > (and probably 9) will work, too. No idexing compatibility was mentioned but I > would imagine/hope this would work with Shimano 8-speed shifters with one > click locked out. > > The post will probably be back, it was short and sometimes Grant pulls them > back for edits. > > Joe Bernard > On Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 9:13:48 AM UTC-7 Ray Varella wrote: > > In Will’s email yesterday there was a link to a new blugh but there is > nothing there. > I had a question about the 7 speed cassette that was alluded to, did anyone > read about it? > It looks like a great option, > Can anyone offer a brief synopsis. > > Thank you > Ray > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dcd45114-c6b6-4554-b269-39699aa1b567n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dcd45114-c6b6-4554-b269-39699aa1b567n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/B7FF90EA-3160-422D-BE0F-3CDBAC74FCAB%40gmail.com.
