Don't get me wrong, I was not saying that *I *think you need more than a 40x12. I was saying that a lot of people will tell you that you do. I think 40x12 is plenty, unless you have to descend at 40mph and insist on having gearing that allows you to keep up with that.
On Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7:08:18 PM UTC-8, René wrote: > > My Betty has RBW's recommended 26/40 crankset and I still haven't out > pedaled it, much less pedal it on its highest gears on flat ground. Then > again I'm still 40 lbs overweight although working on it. I think I have a > 12/34 in the back, but maybe it's 11/34. I'll check. > > On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, 'Tim' via RBW Owners Bunch < > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Maybe someone can enlighten me? When I floated an Imron color (from >> Eric's campy only site) to Mitch Pryor for my new rando bike, he told me it >> was no longer available due to the toxicity of the paint. He uses PPG >> paint, and I chose my color from their online tool. I was looking for a >> deep, metallic maroon-type color. I've only seen photos of the bike but it >> looks great. Mitch had it at NAHBS. Back to the point...is Imron still >> available. From what I see on the google way back machine, maybe it is, but >> with a changed formula? The original seems to have been outlawed in CA in >> the '80s. Just curious. But the bike sounds great Ryan, with a really nice >> build. But I might agree with Bill that even in a non-hilly area you might >> find the 40 tooth big ring a bit small, even for a spinner. Maybe 46/30 or >> 44/28? Whatever you choose, a custom mixte sounds really sweet! >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
