Re: [RBW] Question on yesterday’s blugh

2021-08-30 Thread dougP
Bill's analysis makes me think using a 2x with 10% difference would get back to the old half step gearing. It'll be the newest development in gearing! dougP On Monday, August 30, 2021 at 4:10:41 PM UTC-7 lconley wrote: > Remember that the newish Shimano mountain standard 11 speed cassette

Re: [RBW] Question on yesterday’s blugh

2021-08-30 Thread lconley
Remember that the newish Shimano mountain standard 11 speed cassette width is essentially the same as a 9 speed cassette width. The three inner cogs are joined and overhang the hub flange. This was done to allow less wheel dish for a stronger wheel on a mountain bike. It is possible because the

Re: [RBW] Question on yesterday’s blugh

2021-08-30 Thread Bill Lindsay
It will indeed be interesting to see. Several thoughts: 13-42 is 323% gearing, which is approximately a 21% jump if you do equal percentage jumps at all six jumps. Assuming equal percentage jumps my guess at the cogs would be: 13-16-19-23-28-34-42 If that's the cogs, then the biggest

Re: [RBW] Question on yesterday’s blugh

2021-08-30 Thread MP
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 wrote: > >

[RBW] Question on yesterday’s blugh

2021-08-28 Thread Ray Varella
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