Big cassettes/freewheels are not that new ....back in the early 80's I had a steel Schwinn Sierra, one of the 1st mountain bikes. Steel frame, room for 2.2 inch knobbies and a 14-38 Suntour drivetrain. It shifted pretty good, I recall.
~mike Carlsbad ca. On Sunday, September 23, 2012 9:57:13 AM UTC-7, James Warren wrote: > > > I'm pretty sure that the new Riv model with no cable stop for front > shifting (and hence no easy way to do a FD) would be a great candidate the > new cogs that SRAM is coming out with: 11 speed cluster in the rear with 42 > as the largest one and only one chainring in the front. > > You could do 34 or 32 as your single front chainring and still pretty much > have a lowest gear suitable for touring. With a 32 in front, the 32/42 low > would be very similar to a 24T granny combined with 32T rear cog. With a 34 > in front, the 34/42 low would be a bit easier than a 24/29. > > The lack of large outer chainring would provide good real estate for a > pants guard. Also, I've been riding my 1x11 Alfine QB a lot lately, and > it's nice to have a wide gear range and no FD. Just a bit less complication > and a beautiful bare seat tube when you look down. I think it would be even > better with a rear derailleur instead of IGH. > > Such a bike would be really sweet. > > -Jim W. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/6xHfAWAttqgJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
