I agree. I've been successfully riding my Quickbeam with a 3-speed setup that has a top end of about 74 inches. As Ron notes, the only time I generally need a gear higher than that is when I'm going downhill, and then I just coast.
Regarding equipment choice, I would counsel finding a setup that has direct drive for the gear you'll use most often. The real "drag" in an IGH, in my experience, comes when your efforts go through the gears. I'm using a fixed-gear S3X hub with a White Industries single-speed freewheel on the Quickbeam. This offers several advantages, including putting the pawls on the outside of the hub, where they can be easily fixed if anything goes wrong (W.I. hubs are easily rebuildable). I believe, although I don't have proof, that the S3X hub, because it was designed for the stresses of fixed-gear use *and* has no pawls inside, is a sturdier design that's less likely to malfunction. Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > On Aug 19, 2013, at 5:09 AM, Ron Mc <[email protected]> wrote: > > unless you're racing downhill, there is no time you *need* a gear longer than > 85 inches. There are occasions you might enjoy blasting downhill with a 96" > gear, but for most people those occasions are rare enough, you can't justify > needing that gear. A 96" gear is 35 mph at 120 rpm. > >> On Monday, August 19, 2013 12:58:22 AM UTC-5, Philip Williamson wrote: >> "What would I do with a 96" gear?" >> - Haul ass. >> Philip >> www.biketinker.com >> > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
