happyriding: +1 for spending time with Sheldon's calculator. Great tool.
Make a note of which gears you are actually using. With 20+ combinations, most of us only really use a portion of what's there. Especially note the highest gear you're comfortable with. You may find out you've got a cog or 2 at the top end you never use with the big ring. With 8-9-10 cogs, a double can be perfectly reasonable. The important thing to understand is what you need for your riding, and set it up to match. My touring bike has a triple with wide range gearing, because I never know what I'll get myself into. My knock around town bike has an old 7 speed and a couple of orphan rings because it really doesn't matter. dougP On Apr 21, 8:46 am, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > on 4/21/10 4:48 AM, happyriding at [email protected] wrote: > > > I have another question. Is a 40x30 double a reasonable alternative > > to a 46x36x26 triple? > > AASHTA - > If you haven't done so, I'd pay a visit to Sheldon's Gear Calculator. > > http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/ > > You can play all kinds of "what ifs" there. If you haven't worked with the > units of Gain Ratio or Gear-Inches, it's helpful to enter in some known > setups for reference first. > > -- > Jim Edgar > [email protected] > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do > it." > Mahatma Gandhi > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
