Good gravy if this frame goes for $465 I'm going to squirm On Jul 17, 2:45 am, rb <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > >
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