@James that Shimano triple option looks great (and possibly affordable), thanks. Also, if you're not familiar with the gravel/county parks in the Navesink/Highlands areas, feel free to reach out for some route suggestions.
Jim On Monday, March 24, 2025 at 9:59:18 AM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Hey, fellow New Jerseyan - my riding mix sounds pretty similar to yours. > Here's what I did on my Hunqapillar: 26/36 on an old Shimano MTB triple, > with the outer ring replaced with a bash guard from BBG. > > James in South Orange > > [image: IMG_20230213_151137419.jpg] > > On Monday, March 24, 2025 at 9:30:27 AM UTC-4 [email protected] > wrote: > >> @nick: I'd be interested in seeing what a triple looks like just leaving >> off the large chainring. I presume it really depends on the triple but I'd >> love to find something that looks passable, as it's tricky to find a silver >> compact double that doesn't break the bank. The 2 chainrings on a triple >> seems like a tenable solution though I still haven't had a chance to >> measure the BB to see if swapping a double to triple is feasible or if I'd >> need a new BB as well, at which point this whole thing is getting a bit >> pricey, I'll just do more squats :-) >> >> @Andy, unfortunately, no it's not already drilled for triple. >> >> On Monday, March 24, 2025 at 6:54:48 AM UTC-4 Nick Payne wrote: >> >>> My Appaloosa is running 36-24 chainrings on a 110/74BCD crank with an >>> 11-40 cassette. RD is a Shimano GRX 810, only rated by Shimano for a 34t >>> cassette, but with the B screw most of the way in it copes with the 40t cog >>> no problem. I generally buy my 110/74 cranks as bare crankarms from Spa >>> Cycles in the UK - they charge STG30 for the arms, plus whatever postage >>> would be. >>> >>> Nick Payne >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fe9e0ae6-ee39-43c4-bead-3798a2c933c3n%40googlegroups.com.
