Beautiful bike and an Interesting thread. The drivetrain is interesting to me. I have a new Hunqapillar in the garage that will soon be my daily commuter. I spent a lot of time trying to think through the drivetrain and ended up with wide and low 40/26 chain rings and a 12-36 cassette. After much thinking (I enjoy that part...) I went without a front derailer. Location is everything. I live in Indianapolis and shift about once a month when I run into a stiff wind. I haven't used my small chain ring in 2 years, so the thought of needing to reach down and move the chain doesn't trouble me. The 40 on the front and the 9 speed cassette offer me all the range I need. And the 26 will be there when/if I find time to ride the Hilly Hundred, And I can almost always find a good stick.
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > Or just run a 40 or 44t chainring and a 9 speed cassette and never think > about it again... > With 54cm chainstays, would you need a longer-than-stock chain to run a > 52t ring and 34t cog? > > Philip (a Quickbeamer) Williamson > www.biketinker.com > > > On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:49:39 PM UTC-7, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> I doubt most people will actually stick-shift it. They'll probably get >> off and swap to the other chainring by hand like Quickbeamers do. I live at >> the top of a big hill so I'd start in the big ring, then stop and >> hand-shift at the turnaround. >> >> Joe Bernard >> Vallejo, CA. >> >> On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:56:43 PM UTC-7, islaysteve wrote: >> >>> Beautiful bike, glad to hear that you're so happy with it. No doubt, >>> well-designed but unconventional geometry. I do have an issue with shift >>> with stick/finger/whatever. Really? How long is that going to last? >>> Downtube/suicide shifter I could see, if available of course. Just my >>> opinion, and what do I know? Cheers, Steve >>> >>> On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:12:43 PM UTC-4, dougP wrote: >>>> >>>> Great photos; looks super comfortable. When you get to the fenders, >>>> think about how cool that bike would look with color matched fenders. >>>> What a cruiser! >>>> >>>> dougP >>>> >>>> On Sep 25, 12:06 pm, "Allingham II, Thomas J" >>>> <thomas.alling...@skadden.com> wrote: >>>> > Finally got the Mystery Bike built up (still no fenders, though -- >>>> working on the right fender/tire/brake combo), and took it for its maiden >>>> voyage/first commute. What a great bike! A couple of pics here: >>>> > >>>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/**37542512@N04/8023681452/in/** >>>> photostream/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8023681452/in/photostream/> >>>> > >>>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/**37542512@N04/8023688058/in/** >>>> photostream/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/8023688058/in/photostream/> >>>> > >>>> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**------------------ >>>> >>>> > ****************************************************** >>>> > >>>> > To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise >>>> you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice >>>> contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and >>>> cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under >>>> the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions >>>> or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any >>>> tax-related matters addressed herein. >>>> > ****************************************************** >>>> > ****************************************************** >>>> > >>>> > This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by >>>> the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or >>>> confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this >>>> email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or >>>> copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. >>>> If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) >>>> 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of >>>> any email) and any printout thereof. >>>> > >>>> > Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their >>>> professional qualifications will be provided upon request. >>>> > ****************************************************** >>>> > ==============================**==============================**================== >>>> >>>> >>> -- > 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/-/LJW-iQIGRLEJ. > > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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.
