Patrick:

I dunno if you've achieved your goal "...to make the perfectly
accessible into something
more complicated,...".

One has 12 different gears and the other 11; doesn't seem too
meaningful a difference, as long as you've got the range you want.
Assuming you'll use the same 36T & 24T rings, and that they shift OK
now, seems like a simplification if anything.  Your proposed 9 speed
looks nicely progressive.

Heck, just stick on the 9 speed and ride it for a while before
bothering messing with the crankset.  A couple of turns of the FD
adjustment screw & you've got a double.

dougP

On Mar 29, 7:39 am, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote:
> In a frantic attempt to make the perfectly accessible into something
> more complicated, I ask whether the 2X9 gearing below I propose for my
> (very Rivish in philosophy if not Rivendellianly lugged) has any
> drawbacks compared to the current 3X7 setup.
>
> Current:
>
> (Big Apple wheelset, 29" diameter.)
>         46      36      24
> 16      83      65
> 18      74      58
> 20      67      52
> 23      58      45      30
> 26      51      40      27
> 30      44      35      23
> 34              31      20
>
> Proposed:
>
>         36      24
> 12      87      58
> 13      80      54
> 14      75      50
> 16      65      33
> 18      58      33
> 21      50      33
> 24      44      29
> 28      37      25
> 34      31      20
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Patrick Moore
> Albuquerque, NM
> For professional resumes, contact
> Patrick Moore, ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html

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