Thanks. Verticals IMO are the ones to have for derailleur systems; I've toyed with the idea of a IGH tourer, but perhaps that Rivendell ride trumps drivetrain particularity. A wide range double (basically a, say, 1X9 with bailout granny, the last operated by finger) might be the way to go -- after so many years riding fixed and ss I have a horror (a horror, I say!) of all that damned shifter and cable clutter that derailler systems, front derailleurs in particular, require -- does anyone have a "suicide shifter" to sell? Wonder if I could make one .... (I read a story of two British brothers who toured the world on custom name brand tourers back in the 80s, who shifted their rings with a piece of wire bent into a hook. Sounds good to me.)
Doesn't someone make a X -- 36 cassette nowadays? So, say a 42 main ring would give me a low of about 32"; a 46 a low of 35 -- low enough for most uses, with a 26 to get me up steep hills with load. Now does the Hillborne have front rack braze ons? I think not ... How does it handle with say 15 lb in front in a bar bag, assuming the greater load in back? On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Dylan Carney <[email protected]> wrote: > They're vertical. My girlfriend's got a 650B Hillborne, and we both love > it. > > ~Dylan > Seattle, WA > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 2:47 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Well? I can't tell from the photo, tho' they look vertical. I like the > > absence of dt shifter braze-ons. > > > > Fargo or Hillborne? I am inclined toward the latter simply because Rivs > ride > > so well and, #2, I'd prefer road-biased to -mtb-biased. > > > > Can one find eccentric bbs that work with standard shells and > Cyclotourist > > cranks? Or is one limited to external bearings for such bbs? > > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > > (505) 227-0523 > > _______________________________________________ > > Internet-bob mailing list > > [email protected] > > search and browse the archives: http://search.bikelist.org > > unsubscribe: > > http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/internet-bob > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] (505) 227-0523 -- 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.
