I'm with you man. This thread is way over my head, but i'm ok with that! :D
On Nov 16, 5:28 am, Angus <[email protected]> wrote: > After trying to follow this thread, I'm content to be stuck in my 7 > speed, friction shifted little corner of the world. > > Angus > > On Nov 15, 10:10 pm, nathan spindel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > FWIW, I've been impressed so far with the 11-32 8 speed SRAM PG-850 > > cassette. Very wide range, smooth shifting w/ XTR deraileur & Silver > > bar-ends, solid, and cheap - only $20 at my LBS. > > > If you're concerned about price, it seems the most affordable option > > is to climb slightly easier hills four a couple weeks until you build > > up strength for the tougher ones. The bay area has quite a spectrum of > > hills to choose from. :) > > > -nathan > > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Rene Sterental <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Jim, > > > > The Shimano 9 speed 12-36 cassette is already available for around > > > $55, although not widely yet. It is SLX level and comprised of 9 > > > individual steel cogs, as far as I've beed able to ascert. > > > > I've also had knee issues which is why I prefer to spin at higher > > > cadences when I can, and the reason I want a lower gear option to > > > climb. > > > > 34/34 vs. 34/36 are quite close so I'm going to first try the 34/34 > > > option keeping the Rival compact crankset and after seeing how that > > > feels in the climbs, will decide whether to stay like that, go 34/36 > > > or switch to a triple 26/36/48 crankset. > > > > Whatever I run in the back, I'll most likely run indexed with the > > > Shimano barend shifters. > > > > René > > > > René > > > > On 11/15/09, James Warren <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> With all due respect, Patrick, and with appreciation of your advice, the > > >> "you" that you mention is highly variable. I've tried to develop my high > > >> gear climbing as you illustrate, and so far, no luck. My knee isn't happy > > >> with it. I wish it wasn't, but it just isn't. > > > >> Back to original topic, I'm seriously thinking of setting up a double > > >> with > > >> 34x36 as the low and taking advantage of the new availability of > > >> cassettes > > >> with a 36 low. I believe Shimano is going to have one available soon > > >> too, a > > >> 9-speed. I'd happily shift that in friction with bar-end shifters, but > > >> I'm > > >> pretty sure it would index. > > > >> -Jim > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >>>From: PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> > > > >>>FWIW again, you can develop to a surprising degree the ability to > > >>>climb in higher gears, as I did when I switched to fixed and ss > > >>>exclusively, but then again, that's a matter of taste, too. (I'm 54 > > >>>and have been averaging about 3K miles a year, so I'm no Lance.) > > > >>>In any event, please describe (and link photos of) your solution. > > > >>>On 11/15/09, Seth Vidal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>>> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> > > >>>> wrote: > > > >>>>> On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 05:57 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > >>>>>> SRAM 10s brifters, SRAM bar-ends, or XX MTB shifters will shift on > > >>>>>> the > > >>>>>> XX cassette. > > > >>>>> That's not what SRAM's web site says. They say you need the XX > > >>>>> derailleur which is incompatible with brifters and requires the XX MTB > > >>>>> shifters. (And if there's an SRAM bar end shifter, I've never heard > > >>>>> of > > >>>>> it or seen it.) > > > >>>> There's this one: > > >>>>http://www.sram.com/node/109/brand/sram-road/src/cat > > > >>>> and this one > > > >>>>http://www.sram.com/node/111/brand/sram-road/src/cat > > > >>>> -sv > > > >>>-- > > >>>Patrick Moore > > >>>Albuquerque, NM > > >>>For professional resumes, contact > > >>>Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > > >>>(505) 227-0523 > > > > -- > > > Sent from my mobile device- 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 [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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
