Canti's killed the SO for me. I was set to get one when it was the Tektro long reach.
On Dec 12, 11:14 am, mike <[email protected]> wrote: > I bought a Simple One frame, and built it mostly from the parts bin. > I'm OK with canti brakes on it. I would have been equally OK with > sidepulls. > > The bike is my primary commuting (1-2x/week) and shopping bike. I > have a small front basket and a rear rack. I have battery lights > front and back, grip king pedals, the crank is a triple from a 1986 > Stumpjumper. It's geared on the low side. I can spin the pedals up > close to 20mph, but really no faster. Since I'm not racing anybody, > that's fine. When I'm going downhill, I coast. The gearing is low > enough that I can make it up the big hill on my way home from work. > I would gear a bike a bit higher for purely flat riding. I think my > combination is 36/17, but maybe it's a 38. > > I like it a lot. -- 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.
