The gear range from the cassette in back is enough at least for now for my contemplated usage of the Mystery Bike (which shall henceforth be known as the Dasher Hammett), Bobby, so install away on your SO. But interestingly, while riding with Grant yesterday at the College Park ride, I asked him what the "one big choice" was that he had mentioned in early Blug entries on the Mystery Bike. At first he didn't remember, then quickly recalled that they had been thinking of offering an IGH option -- discarded because too few fold know how to work on them.
I might still try one on mine someday. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2012, at 3:13 PM, "Montclair BobbyB" <montclairbob...@gmail.com<mailto:montclairbob...@gmail.com>> wrote: Back when the mystery bike was still a mystery, Grant had thrown out a clue, which I had wrongly guessed as meaning the inclusion of a "Hammerschmidt" 2-speed derailleur-less crankset. Well I wonder now whether it might not be a bad experiment to try out the FSA Metropolis Patterson crank on the mystery bike, since it requires no special ISG tab. In fact I just ordered a Metropolis crank for my SimpleOne, since I live atop an intense Alp-d'huez-like climb... (maybe I'll have to rename it SimpleTwo.) So to my good buddy Tom A, if you would like (before I toss it on the S1), we can try out the Metropolis on your MB... let me know; once I get that tiger-blood climbing gear on Charlie Sheen, I may never give it up... Peace, BB On Thursday, September 27, 2012 9:42:13 PM UTC-4, Tom M wrote: I'm really kind of intrigued by the 1x11. From what I've read, it's a whole system — special front crankset with the teeth shaped so that no chain catcher is required, and the RD is new as well, moving differently than typical derailers. This link has some details: http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/08/17/first-ride-impressions-and-tech-breakdown-of-the-new-1x11-sram-xx1-drivetrain/. I've run a 1/7 setup before, but this has greater range and closer ratios. But it's all way outside my price range, so it's either my single speed or downtube shifters on my old road bike. --Tom On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 7:42:11 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: I run an alfine on my bombadil and it is really nice not having to worry about dropping a chain or missing a gear, being able to shift at a light and not having to worry about the elements on the rear wheel. I know they have thier haters but I think when people give it a shot they seem to like them. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 7:18 PM, James Warren <jimcw...@earthlink.net> wrote: Shifting gears while the bike is stopped and your feet are on the ground is a nice benefit. Really helps a lot in traffic. And a straight chain path with no rear derailleur to run through is nice as well. Additionally, as Doug mentioned, there is the gear range issue. Rohloff for sure and I believe Alfine 11 provide a broader range than 10-42 would. But reason 1 is the biggest benefit. -----Original Message----- >From: Steve Palincsar <pali...@his.com> > >Why would a wide-range IGH be better than a single-chainring wide range >derailleur bike? > > > >-- >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-owne...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >rbw-owners-bun...@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-owne...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bun...@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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/xDEZD0n24N4J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto: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.
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