Kelly -
Just in case I sounded dismissive - there's nothing 'wrong' with low
gearing, your knees will thank you for it. And if you can ride at 1-2
MPH up those grades it sounds like you've got the right stuff
happening. A lot of the weaving or unsteadiness has to do with your
balance fore and aft
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 17:21 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
>> I briefly ran a sub 18" gear way back in the days of 28 tooth big
>> cogs, using a Mountain Tamer Quad; I think the low was 18 or even 16 X
>> 28. It was pretty useless off road, mo
On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 17:21 -0700, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> I briefly ran a sub 18" gear way back in the days of 28 tooth big
> cogs, using a Mountain Tamer Quad; I think the low was 18 or even 16 X
> 28. It was pretty useless off road, mostly because by the time you had
> managed to curse the chain
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To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Cog progression on Riv-sold 12-36 9-sp?
Are any of you regularly dealing with 12% grades? How is it?
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Phil Bickford wrote:
I agree with Steve - you can only ride so slow. Balance and steering
I briefly ran a sub 18" gear way back in the days of 28 tooth big
cogs, using a Mountain Tamer Quad; I think the low was 18 or even 16 X
28. It was pretty useless off road, mostly because by the time you had
managed to curse the chain onto the sub-granny, you had already fallen
over. But even the 2
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Phil Bickford wrote:
>
> Say - Patrick - I'm surprised to see you going for the lower end
> gearing, particularly after your career of fixed riding. How's that
> Fargo project going? What chainrings are you planning on using?
>
The Fargo has been built and in s
On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 06:14 -0800, James Warren wrote:
> This gets me thinking. I need to set up a bike with a 20 tooth granny gear,
> and the 12-36 in the rear! 15". Now we're talking.
Unless you have some super heavy loads and some super steep grades, you
might find that 15" gear very difficult
I regularly see short pitches that hit 12%, and a couple of roads our
club rides during the summer hit 15 - 17%. On those rides I'm
generally riding my lightweight go-fast with a 34/29 low gear and no
more load than a couple of tubes and a Clif bar. Anything much past
10% is a bit of a slog, but
I'm expectin to be dragging my 180 # butt and 35# of bike plus day gear - no
overnight, it's a SAGged ride. Noodling with numbers I think an 18 to 20
gear would let me spin at 4 to 5 mph, but that'll be at my peak power. It's
said to be 1/2 mile, so that could take worst case 10 minutes. Doesn't
I believe I am as I live in the foothills of Mt. Rainier...I think
if I only had a 40-50 pound load I would be fine with my present
gearing. When I say "touring load" I mean around my middle...due
to age, sedentary life, too many carbs, bad sleep habits, too much
stress. Not giving up thoug
On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 16:48 -0500, Ken Freeman wrote:
> Are any of you regularly dealing with 12% grades? How is it?
12% is fine with a 24x30, 700x32 wheel for me. Not with a touring load,
of course. I no longer tour with 40-50 lb in panniers, but I did back
in the 1990s with an 18" low on terr
Are any of you regularly dealing with 12% grades? How is it?
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Phil Bickford wrote:
> I agree with Steve - you can only ride so slow. Balance and steering
> quirkiness was my experience with riding a 24x34 (18.3") up steep
> stuff at around 4.25 MPH. Charlie: if
I agree with Steve - you can only ride so slow. Balance and steering
quirkiness was my experience with riding a 24x34 (18.3") up steep
stuff at around 4.25 MPH. Charlie: if you are concerned with your
knees, as we all should after the age of ~55, the ole "heel/toe" gear
might be safer and besides
If rested and on short rides I'd probably never use it but I carry a
full "touring load" all the time and in spite of my efforts to reduce
by riding, I only drop 20 pounds at the peak of the riding season.
Grants recent writing clued me into the compensation eating that I
know I do so I am trying
...and you can climb a fully-loaded bike up a 72 deg incline...
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 9:14 AM, James Warren wrote:
>
> This gets me thinking. I need to set up a bike with a 20 tooth granny gear,
> and the 12-36 in the rear! 15". Now we're talking.
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2011, at 5:09 AM, Steve Palin
This gets me thinking. I need to set up a bike with a 20 tooth granny gear, and
the 12-36 in the rear! 15". Now we're talking.
On Jan 15, 2011, at 5:09 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 02:30 -0800, charlie wrote:
>> I've been flirting with the idea also. Right now I am using
On Sat, 2011-01-15 at 02:30 -0800, charlie wrote:
> I've been flirting with the idea also. Right now I am using a 44x32x22
> and 7 speed 12-32 but wondered if a really low, low might be handy.
Last time I looked, a 22 front 32 rear already gave a really low low
(18.6"). Going to a 36T would bring
I've been flirting with the idea also. Right now I am using a 44x32x22
and 7 speed 12-32 but wondered if a really low, low might be handy. I
am old and now even fatter so it might help on the climbs until I can
get back into riding shape this season.
On Jan 14, 11:02 pm, James Warren wrote:
> I j
12 - 14 - 16 - 18 - 21 - 24 - 28 - 32 - 36
On Jan 14, 8:50 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote:
> Can anyone name the cogs on this cassette? IE, what teeth on the cogs
> between the 12 and the 36? I may want one for the Fargo.
>
> Thanks.
>
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> Patrick Moore
> Albuquerque, NM
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