I knew Patrick Moore would be a contender. I couldn't remember if his Ram was 50x16 or 52x16. I'm disqualifying the bikes that don't have derailers. If I included them, my Gunnar doublespeed has a 64" high gear (49" low) and I'd have Patrick Moore beat for the Delaware gear.
On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 11:03:49 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > 52 X 16 X 27" on the Ram: 88" (low = 39") > > 38 X 13 X 28.5" on the Fargo: 83" (low = 25") > > 46 X 15 X 24.5" on the gofast: 75" (low gear = 66") > > 48 X 17 X 24.8 on the '03: 70" (low gear = 63") > > I hardly ever use the outer cogs on the Ram and Fargo; 95% of my riding is > between 74" and 60" on the Ram, 74" and 40" on the Fargo. I find a tight > cruising range far more desirable than extreme highs or lows. > > On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Bill Lindsay <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Every state in America has a highest point. Among those 50 highest >> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt >> McKinley. The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft. But there's a >> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the >> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest >> highest point. >> >> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while >> still being useful. I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a >> 12-36 cassette. I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest >> gear is only 83.3 inches. >> >> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST >> HIGHEST GEAR? >> >> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis. It's a 40x12 >> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches. Jan Heine's Herse has a high >> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due >> to not having a high enough gear. He asserts tucking at over 35mph is >> always more efficient than pedalling. >> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
