OK thanks for all that replied. I have a fast day bike, Atlantis needs to be set up for touring, and getting around town. I can afford good components, but I am not an ostentatious person.
Here is what I had previously. Nine speed Tiagra Crank 52-42-30 Back Cassette 14-25 UN 53 Bottom Bracket. I did like the gearing combo on this. I need a small gear for hills. For derailers, brakes RD Shimano 105 FD Shimano 105 Shimano 105 Shifters, brakes on the handlebars. Shimano center pull brakes. II have drop handlebars, and want to keep it that way.I also want to keep the gear shifters, brakes mounted on the bars in a combination as they are now. So, I thought a good place to start was the gears. A Shimano Ultegra crankcase had the 52-42-30,is a bit lighter, but looks like it is for a carbon bike. The Shimano 105 Triple Crank had a 50-39-30 10 speed that looke like it would be ligher, but not as prissy looking. Which is when I got lost, as I would be going from a nine- ten speed. This is OK, but I guess that means new derailers, and shifters etc. And I did not know which rear cassette to purchase to get a good gear combo for flats and hills. As you can see, I am starting at a very basic point of confusion.So do you think that crankcase and rear cassette are a good place to start? -- 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.
