On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 1:33 PM, William <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm in the process of setting up a Riv-mixte for my wife as well. She > liked the black and gold, so she's getting an Yves Gomez. > > 1. I think she will find that with the Albatross bars the reach on > the 58 will still be quite manageable. I'd urge you to get the 58. > Speak with the folks at Riv, but that's my opinion. > 2. A 1x8 or 1x9 can give you a magnificent range. Like a single 40 > tooth ring on an 11-32 could have you covered for just about > anything. Or, maybe you should set up the 24/40/chainguard setup that > Keven put on the 'dream Bombadil'. She'll live in the 40, and move to > the 24 ring only in extreme circumstances. Spring for Thumbies and > indexing barcons. Nothing shifts easier, and that's still way cheaper > and way lighter than an internal hub.
The only disadvantage to a derailler is not being able to shift at a stop. -sv -- 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.
