Hello Adam, My experience with the Megarange freewheels has been that they are difficult to setup with index shifters, friction is OK.
JohnS On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 1:23:42 PM UTC-5 Adam wrote: > Also, does the "megarange" setup shift well? I can imagine that being > perfect for my situation. I could swap the 27 for a 32. > > On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 12:16:47 PM UTC-6 Adam wrote: > >> Thanks all, >> >> I appreciate the thoughts. I agree with the 48x11 being minimally useful. >> I have found it only useful for standing and "sprinting" sometimes on long >> flat rides. >> >> Going to try building a 12-27 and see where that gets me. >> On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 10:58:01 AM UTC-6 Drew Saunders wrote: >> >>> How much do you use the 48x11? It’s a pretty high gear, but you may >>> prefer a lower cadence than many others. If so, I’ll be the contrarian and >>> suggest an 11-23 9 speed. I currently use a 24-36-46 with an 11-23 9 speed >>> on my Riv in hilly Silicon Valley, and spend a lot of time in the middle >>> ring. I’m gathering parts to convert to 2x11 soon as a rainy winter project. >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 9:45:56 AM UTC-8 Adam wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I'm thinking about changing up the cassette on my Hillborne this >>>> winter. I'm currently running an 11-32 (9sp) with 48/36/26 in front. >>>> >>>> I've moved to the midwest, and now the closest thing I see to a hill is >>>> a freeway overpass. I'd like to try a more compact cassette, thinking >>>> something like a 13-28. I somehow have only ridden wide range cassettes, >>>> so >>>> this is new territory to me. Any advice on this swap? >>>> >>>> I also realize the triple front is superfluous, but don't want to swap >>>> it unnecessarily, the cassette is getting old, cranks seem fine. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Adam - just back from a ride through Chicago snow. >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/04efe0a9-5f64-4f50-825e-421ca2db250bn%40googlegroups.com.
