I DO live on a 15% hill, with some 19% parts; and I DO have a Rohloff hub on a Bob Jackson supertourist...most of the time, like Spinal Tap, I leave it set to 11, as that's the direct drive and set up to be my cruising gear...it IS nice to gear down a bit, but I don't need the big gear drop that the Rohloff offers for just this hill. It IS nice when I'm riding up that hill with 40 lbs of stuff post long ride / yoga / etc.
Flip flop hub too big a hassle for 2x a day on a hill. Probably you could get by with a 1 x 8 or so, spaced so that there are 5 close gears and 3 giant bail outs (that's probably what I'll switch the Jackson to, and put the Rohloff on a tandem....except for winter and etc, in which case the lazy default is, and has been, oh, just leave it on there...it's a GREAT piece of gear, albeit with a steep adjustment curve). http://www.flickr.com/photos/14427...@n04/sets/72157623928749613/ Also - definetly NOT a genius. On Jul 16, 5:08 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh SNAP! > That's genius right there. > > On Jul 16, 2:05 pm, Kenneth Stagg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 3:18 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You live on a 15% hill, you don't need a singlespeed > > > You live on a 15% hill, you don't need a singlespeed > > > You live on a 15% hill, you don't need a singlespeed > > > You live on a 15% hill, you don't need a singlespeed > > > You live on a 15% hill, you don't need a singlespeed > > > You live on a 15% hill, you don't need a singlespeed > > > That's true. What you need if you live on a 15% hill is a Rohloff > > equipped Quickbeam! :) > > > -Ken -- 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.
