I did it this last weekend with 30 x 28 as as my lowest gear and that was just about perfect for me. Of course, there were hammerhead roadies doing it using what might have been 39 x 25 gearing or higher and they blew right on by me, so I may just have wobbly legs. Really picturesque ride though--first time for me since I just moved here a few months back:
http://www.lkjh.biz/bike/california/san_diego/palomar/index.html On 1/26/09 9:27 PM, "Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery" <[email protected]> wrote: > > At one point, I had a 26t inner chainring, featuring derailleur-less > manual shifting. I will probably reinstall a granny before I come to > CA, just in case we/I do Palomar observatory or some other grinding > climbs. > > On Jan 26, 4:54 pm, Dustin Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: >> It does indeed look pretty cool, though I think 1x9 would be tough for the >> Palomar observatory mountain climb I did this weekend. >> >> (but that might have been a tough sell for the group ride anyway. Seriously >> though‹it¹s conveniently located between Oceanside, SD, and OC! And really >> beautiful!) >> >> Dustin >> >> From: David Estes <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: <[email protected]> >> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:47:18 -0800 >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [RBW] Re: atlantis traveler >> >> Looks about perfect! What's the cassette range? >> >> 2 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Thought some of you may be interested in seeing photos of my Atlantis, >>> which has a somewhat atypical configuration. This is the bike I'll be >>> bringing for the SoCal RBW Owners ride in March: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/twowheelflight/tags/travelbike/ >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> Redlands, CA > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
