Patrick has sort of hit on my reasoning to go 1x9 on a bike. This
bike isn't one I use for touring. So no need for really low gears.
Don't race. No need for high gears. In fact, except when a bike is
on my indoor winter trainer, I've never used the big ring on a double
or triple. That's just
Jonathon:
While chain line is not as important on a bike with multiple cogs in
the back, it is important enough that you will want to play around
with the configuration or else you may run into shifting problems.
Unless you have that wonderful adjustable Swiss bottom bracket (I want
to say the
I use a 42t ring with a 6 speed 13-28 IRD freewheel. It's great for
around town. It originally
had a 1st generation 7 speed IRD freewheel, but that failed and I got
the new one free
of charge.
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For a touring set up I'd do a 42/26 front crank with a 13/32, 6 speed
IRD freewheel
This would give you a range form 87 to 22
On Dec 5, 11:12 am, PATRICK MOORE [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I were to build up a freewheeling multispeed again, I'd probably stop at
five, six or seven gears and
I think it is a good idea.
Unless you frequently carry a lot of weight or ride in a mountainous
area, a well considered 1x8*, is more than most riders ever need. You
get the added benefit of being able to afford a better crank and have
less wires and maintenance to worry about.
*Or even 1x6,
Three of my four bikes have single chainrings up front. (Two of them
are internal gears.) In fact, the only one that doesn't is the
Atlantis. No problems with mine. Works out well for all the riding
I'm doing at present. One has a 38t up front and 11-32 in back. The
gearing works for
Quoting EricP [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Three of my four bikes have single chainrings up front. (Two of them
are internal gears.) In fact, the only one that doesn't is the
Atlantis. No problems with mine. Works out well for all the riding
I'm doing at present. One has a 38t up front and 11-32
Can't answer for the others. For me, cleaner look, simplicity chain
guard on one of my bikes, and the crank I wanted to use on the bikes
happened to be a single. I bought a little gizmo that will keep the
chain on the crank if it derailed, but I have not had an issue with
that. All my bikes
For the past several years, my main road bike has had a 1x9 setup, and
I love it. It was chain noise with STI shifters that first led me to
crunch the numbers and then try it. I hate chain noise. After fooling
around for a while on Sheldon's gear calculator, I decided a 45t chain
ring with an XT
I'm currently running a 1x 8 and it works very well in small rolling-
hill terrain. My reason for this approach is that I really like to
frequently switch between gears and fixed. I have another wheel with
a fixed cog and the switch involves only a few minutes to remove rear
derailleur, shifter
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