Thanks, Paul. I used a 46/26 TA Pro 5 Vis for a while off road, then switched to 44/30 (home brew 14 or so -34 9 speed) for faster shifting and a slightly lower range on the big ring, but the SunTour shifter shifted the larger gap fine, if a bit slower. I ran the rings on the inner two postions, largely because of chainstay requirements, but it also had the happy result of letting me use a shaped triple fd.
Can I persuade you to give us in words and pictures the details of the quick-release fender portion? One annoying thing about fenders is how they interfere with stuffing a bike into the back of a small motor vehicle. Your arrangement may be a solution. On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Tokyo Crank <[email protected]> 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/-/nKSvZbWy0W0J. > 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. > > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- 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.
