Scot - Yes. I always loosen the axle before shifting. Suppose if you were close enough in sprockets, you might be able to run it slack if you shift down, but if you are running close gearing, you probably are better off just standing up for a bit.
I've been toying with the idea of a 2-fer fixed cog, as climbing fixed is always more efficient for me, but there are definitely a few climbs where it's tough to keep the momentum with my fixed gearing. It depends a lot on the type of riding your loops encounter. I've been finding myself riding fixed more frequently on tighter trails, which is another view of the same equation. Ray S also ran/runs a double-cog freewheel on his setup - viewable here: http://cyclofiend.com/ssg/2007/ssg074-rayshine0307.html - Jim On Monday, January 28, 2013 8:45:11 PM UTC-8, Scot Brooks wrote: > > Here's a dummy question for the experienced 2x2 folks; how do you change > the gears when the chain is (presumably) under fairly high tension? Do you > give the wheel some slack in the dropout and then just tighten it back up? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
