[RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-15 Thread Justin, Oakland
A Nostuh: Eleven and Ten are Zen -- 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

Re: [RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread lum gim fong
I think in an old RReader Lon Haldeman said he used to train by using only one cog per week or something and then move the chain to the next hardest cog for a week and back-and-forth like that between a few cogs, IIRC. At Some point I think a person will need to start training to get any

Re: [RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread Deacon Patrick
Well said, Steve. And that’s one of the benifits of riding single speed for a while — it will teach you a lot about gearing and effort and cadance, so that when you go back to a geared bike you are a stronger rider who knows your preferences for cadance, power, gear spacing, etc. Even if you

Re: [RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread Steve Palincsar
On 01/14/2018 10:35 AM, Bill Lindsay wrote: The OP is thinking about switching from 2x9 to 2x11 with brifters. If you want to do it because you can afford it and you think it will make you happy, go for it If you want to do it because it will make your bike look more contemporary and that

[RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread A. Nostuh
7 is heaven 8 is great 9 is divine The rhyme stops there -- 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

[RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread Deacon Patrick
As Bill says, there is no magic answer to “trying to get ways for more speed,” but may I suggest the opposite approach? Fewer gears. Ride single speed. You will gain strength and power. Do it on your Rodeo, as it is now. Pick a gear and do not shift it out of that gear. Ride till you can’t,

[RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread Bill Lindsay
The OP is thinking about switching from 2x9 to 2x11 with brifters. If you want to do it because you can afford it and you think it will make you happy, go for it If you want to do it because it will make your bike look more contemporary and that appeals to you, go for it If you want to do

[RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread Joe Bernard
I've been riding the standard friction or Shimano-indexed bar-end Riv-type setup for 25 years. My only extremely limited experience of what you're contemplating was a ride around the building on a demo Roadeo at RBW HQ. It had a 105 group, 10-speed I think. My first (very surprised) reaction

[RBW] Seeking opinions on 11 speed roadie setup

2018-01-14 Thread Paul Y
Hi all, Looking for opinions and perspective s before scratching an itch! I've been riding my Roadeo with a dura ace 7400 double crank (38 and 48t) with a Sora 8 speed 11-25 cassette, Shimano bar ends (9 speed but running friction) and an older XT rapid rise rear derailer. The gearing is