I have had two bikes with a bailout gear setup. A freewheel with a 24 to
32 jump with a 7 speed LX mountain derailer and friction shifting and a 7
speed homebrew cassette also with a 24-32 jump with a 7 speed Ultegra road
derailer (6400 series) that shifts fine in index mode.
On Thursday,
Hello Adam,
My experience with the Megarange freewheels has been that they are
difficult to setup with index shifters, friction is OK.
JohnS
On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 1:23:42 PM UTC-5 Adam wrote:
> Also, does the "megarange" setup shift well? I can imagine that being
> perfect for
Also, does the "megarange" setup shift well? I can imagine that being
perfect for my situation. I could swap the 27 for a 32.
On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 12:16:47 PM UTC-6 Adam wrote:
> Thanks all,
>
> I appreciate the thoughts. I agree with the 48x11 being minimally useful.
> I have
Thanks all,
I appreciate the thoughts. I agree with the 48x11 being minimally useful. I
have found it only useful for standing and "sprinting" sometimes on long
flat rides.
Going to try building a 12-27 and see where that gets me.
On Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 10:58:01 AM UTC-6 Drew
How much do you use the 48x11? It’s a pretty high gear, but you may prefer
a lower cadence than many others. If so, I’ll be the contrarian and suggest
an 11-23 9 speed. I currently use a 24-36-46 with an 11-23 9 speed on my
Riv in hilly Silicon Valley, and spend a lot of time in the middle
My only advice is to run your proposed chainrings and sprockets combination
through Sheldon's gear calculator or something similar, to make sure you
don't have a bunch of redundant gear combinations. To me, the only reason
for having a close-ratio cassette is to be able to have more
