Paul: Your chainring & tire size beg the question: what is your cogset?
5,000 km per year for 8 years! "The builder did a good job"! I think the builder did a GREAT job. What tires are you using? dougP On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 4:09:22 PM UTC-8, Tokyo Crank wrote: > > Patrick > > The ( Carradice Nelson ) saddlebag is supported with a bagman. I've tried > it without, and it sits just so on the mudguard. But in that position, it > hits the back of my legs, so bagman it is. The mudguard by the way, is > split underneath the brakes. The rear half can be removed without tools. > This is to help pack it, for carrying on a train. The pump has it's own > attachment fittings brazed on at the top and bottom of the seat stay. It is > located there, rather than the top or seat tube, to allow the bicycle to be > more easily carried over rough ground when pass hunting or, more common in > my case, when going up and down the steps in a Tokyo highway underpass. > > The front gearing is 44x26 rings ( TA crank and BB ) which is quite common > on Japanese touring bikes. The builder was keen to explain the overlapping > ratios of a front triple, and the benefits of a low tread crank. The front > ( and rear ) derailleur is a Shimano Dura-Ace. Despite having a narrow cage > and fairly large radius, the front shifting is fine. I wouldn't go throwing > it from one ring to the other with wild abandon, but it does it's job with > no rubbing in either position. I've not had to adjust it yet in 8 years or > so. Likewise the wheels, Ukai rims on Ultegra hubs, 650A tyres ( the most > popular size in Japan ). The wheel rims are quite narrow for a touring > bike, but are still true after 5000km a year on and off road in all > weather, and no spokes need adjusting yet. The builder did a good job, I > think. > > Paul > > -- 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/-/boqOAGZHwvYJ. 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.
