I've learned that the easiest headwind gear (west 24 gusts to 40 today here in ABQ as I headed home 7 or 8 miles directly into the west wind) is to learn to ride in the hooks. My speed home today didn't drop below 12.5 mph, and that very briefly, on the flats, despite my feeling under the weather -- pollen season here. I averaged 15.2 with grocery store stop, taking it easy, 69" fixed (tho of that 7/8 miles at least 3 were downhill).
That said, yes, having the cogs on the same side is far easier than flipping the wheel. On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:12 PM, Eric Daume <[email protected]> wrote: > Changing the gearing on the rear will have more impact than on the front > (due to the 2.5~3:1 drive ratio), although with the price of the WI Dos > freewheel,it might be cheaper to just run two rings. > > I have a 16/19 Dos with a 34/40 front setup on (not quite a QB) Surly > Crosscheck that gives me a range of useful gears. You could do even better > with the QB, due to the longer track ends. > > I find that changing gears like this is easy enough that I actually do it > (for instance, when riding into then with the wind), vs a flip/flop hub, > which is such a pain to change, I rarely do it. > > Eric > Dublin, OH > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM, jandrews_nyc <[email protected]>wrote: > >> So, after reading these posts, I'm sensing that it's best to not "over >> gear" this bike. Would it be smarter to run a 40/32 up front and just >> have a single free cog in the back....or run a 16/19 White Ind Dos and >> only a nice single speed crankset up front? I am not interested in >> fixed. >> >> -- >> >> 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. >> >> > -- > 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. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] -- 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.
