Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2016-04-06 Thread Lungimsam 
Did Delaware her New Jersey? Idaho Alaska.

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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2016-04-06 Thread Lungimsam 
I got a 46 x 13 x 650b x 32mm tire=?

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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2016-04-06 Thread Lungimsam 
I got a 46 x 13 for my highest gear on my Sam.

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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-03-03 Thread Bill Lindsay 
I just got the 38T ring in, and installed it last night along with the 
12-34 Riv cassette.  "Blue Hen Hilsen" will be a very obscure nickname for 
it.  

On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:22:36 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>
> Oops! 
>
> I hit post before finishing.  What I was going to say is that a 38 x 12-34 
> will give me:
>
> 29/35/41/47/55/62/71/76/83
>
> I think that's a pretty nice sweep of 9 gears.  That 9 inch jump from the 
> 62 to 71 (16 cog to the 14) is the biggest jump.  
>
> On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:14:54 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>>
>> The 38 will be the only ring.  With a 9sp 12-34 IRD cassette that will 
>> give me approximately:
>>
>>  
>>
>> On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:10:48 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>>>
>>>  On 02/24/2015 04:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>>>  
>>> Nice!  
>>>  
>>>
>>> They were originally designed to be used with a 9T small sprocket.  The 
>>> new ones can be had with an 11 spd Campag cassette with a 10 as the small 
>>> sprocket, and most models have moved to 20" wheels rather than the 17" the 
>>> spaceframes first came with.
>>>
>>>  
>>>  38T ring ordered.  
>>>  
>>>
>>> That's meant to be the big ring?
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>  On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:58:12 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar 
>>> wrote: 

  On 02/24/2015 01:58 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
  
 Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest 
 points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt 
 McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's 
 a 
 song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the 
 lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest 
 highest point.   

  I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, 
 while still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with 
 a 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my 
 highest gear is only 83.3 inches.  

  So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the 
 LOWEST HIGHEST GEAR?  

  My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 
 40x12 with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has 
 a high gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a 
 descent due to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 
 35mph is always more efficient than pedalling.  
  
  
 56 x 11 = 84.5 gear inches(17 x 1¼")


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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-25 Thread Joe Bunik 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joe_bunik/16645056811/

My RockComboStreetShredder has a 9x2 Delaware of ~76.5" and ~61.5",
depending if it is running in town or country mode. We are using a
36/26 rings up front, and an 12-25 or 11-32 spread in the back. It's a
pretty tilted spin-forward configuration, but I can just stay on top
of the Delaware on the zip to work. When we head for the hills in
country mode, we are pushing bigger knobs and climbing the ridges of
Hillendale Country. =- Joe

http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.sherman/shift.html?R0=36&R1=999&R2=999&C0=12&C1=13&C2=14&C3=15&C4=17&C5=19&C6=21&C7=23&C8=25&C9=999&C10=999&CAS=0&WI=18&CR=170&RT=1&ST=0&RPM=90&SRT=0&lRPM=80&hRMP=100&G=show&S=no&TITLE=&HL=1

http://home.earthlink.net/~mike.sherman/shift.html?R0=26&R1=999&R2=999&C0=11&C1=12&C2=14&C3=16&C4=18&C5=21&C6=24&C7=28&C8=32&C9=999&C10=999&CAS=0&WI=17&CR=170&RT=1&ST=0&RPM=90&SRT=0&lRPM=80&hRMP=100&G=show&S=no&TITLE=&HL=1

On 2/24/15, Eric Platt  wrote:
> My fatbike has a low of 22x36.  Not as low as it looks as the 3.8 inch
> tires make for a larger diameter. Have thought of making it a 42t in rear.
> Just because.
>
> On the Sam Hillborne, until last fall the bike was a 1x9 with 39t up front
> and 11-36 in back.  Only changed it because I would be climbing some hills
> that were very steep for short pitches and wanted a lower gear.  In
> retrospect, could have gotten by without it.  In fact, as the bike is
> indoors this winter will probably change it back to the 1x9.  Just easier
> to deal with for the vast majority of my riding.
>
> As for high gears, have rarely used my highest gear, no matter the bike.
> Might have shifted to the 11t cog on the Hillborne a couple of times.  But
> in those cases it would have to be a downhill with a tailwind.  And even
> then would probably just coast.
>
>
> Eric Platt
> St. Paul, MN
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 6:48 PM, David Yu Greenblatt <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> My 650b MTB has a a single 28 tooth chainring and 10-42 cassette, which
>> yields a high GI around 77 and a low around 18.4.
>>
>> I used to race cyclocross with a single 39 tooth chainring and 12-27
>> cassette.
>>
>> 38 x 12-36 sounds nice for a mixed terrain bike.  Equipped thusly, you
>> will be able to escape the yammering toadies, if not keep up with the
>> hammering roadies.
>>
>> - David G in San Diego
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Bill Lindsay 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest
>>> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt
>>> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's
>>> a
>>> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the
>>> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest
>>> highest point.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while
>>> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a
>>> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my
>>> highest
>>> gear is only 83.3 inches.
>>>
>>> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the
>>> LOWEST
>>> HIGHEST GEAR?
>>>
>>> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12
>>> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a
>>> high
>>> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent
>>> due
>>> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is
>>> always more efficient than pedalling.
>>>
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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Eric Platt 
My fatbike has a low of 22x36.  Not as low as it looks as the 3.8 inch
tires make for a larger diameter. Have thought of making it a 42t in rear.
Just because.

On the Sam Hillborne, until last fall the bike was a 1x9 with 39t up front
and 11-36 in back.  Only changed it because I would be climbing some hills
that were very steep for short pitches and wanted a lower gear.  In
retrospect, could have gotten by without it.  In fact, as the bike is
indoors this winter will probably change it back to the 1x9.  Just easier
to deal with for the vast majority of my riding.

As for high gears, have rarely used my highest gear, no matter the bike.
Might have shifted to the 11t cog on the Hillborne a couple of times.  But
in those cases it would have to be a downhill with a tailwind.  And even
then would probably just coast.


Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 6:48 PM, David Yu Greenblatt <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> My 650b MTB has a a single 28 tooth chainring and 10-42 cassette, which
> yields a high GI around 77 and a low around 18.4.
>
> I used to race cyclocross with a single 39 tooth chainring and 12-27
> cassette.
>
> 38 x 12-36 sounds nice for a mixed terrain bike.  Equipped thusly, you
> will be able to escape the yammering toadies, if not keep up with the
> hammering roadies.
>
> - David G in San Diego
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Bill Lindsay 
> wrote:
>
>> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest
>> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt
>> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a
>> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the
>> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest
>> highest point.
>>
>> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while
>> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a
>> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest
>> gear is only 83.3 inches.
>>
>> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST
>> HIGHEST GEAR?
>>
>> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12
>> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high
>> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due
>> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is
>> always more efficient than pedalling.
>>
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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread David Yu Greenblatt 
My 650b MTB has a a single 28 tooth chainring and 10-42 cassette, which
yields a high GI around 77 and a low around 18.4.

I used to race cyclocross with a single 39 tooth chainring and 12-27
cassette.

38 x 12-36 sounds nice for a mixed terrain bike.  Equipped thusly, you will
be able to escape the yammering toadies, if not keep up with the hammering
roadies.

- David G in San Diego


On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Bill Lindsay  wrote:

> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest
> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt
> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a
> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the
> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest
> highest point.
>
> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while
> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a
> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest
> gear is only 83.3 inches.
>
> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST
> HIGHEST GEAR?
>
> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12
> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high
> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due
> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is
> always more efficient than pedalling.
>

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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Jim Bronson 
I don't think I have anything with a lowest highest gear lower than 104
inches, which is what's on my custom - 44x11.  That is good up to about
28-29 MPH.  My Redwood is 46x11, so slightly higher.

Maybe my 90s MTB, but the big ring is 48 with a 7 speed freewheel on the
back of unknown ratios - have never counted or looked for a count.  I
suppose it could be 48x13 assuming a 13-34 in the back, but don't know.  If
it is 13-34 then the highest gear would be 91.4 according to Sheldon
Brown's charts.  That would make sense because when I used to ride it on
charity rides with slicks back in the day, I was always running out of
gears before I ran out of steam, and way before the road bikes I'd be
riding next to.  Of course, I was in my late 20s early 30s then and I had a
lot more steam.

But then again, I never ride my MTB nowadays, in fact my wife was the last
to ride it, which really shows it's too small for me.

So of the bikes I actually ride, I revert to the Riv Custom with 104.0 as
my lowest highest.

-Jim

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Bill Lindsay  wrote:

> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest
> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt
> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a
> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the
> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest
> highest point.
>
> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while
> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a
> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest
> gear is only 83.3 inches.
>
> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST
> HIGHEST GEAR?
>
> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12
> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high
> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due
> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is
> always more efficient than pedalling.
>
>
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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Bill Lindsay 
Oops! 

I hit post before finishing.  What I was going to say is that a 38 x 12-34 
will give me:

29/35/41/47/55/62/71/76/83

I think that's a pretty nice sweep of 9 gears.  That 9 inch jump from the 
62 to 71 (16 cog to the 14) is the biggest jump.  

On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:14:54 PM UTC-8, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>
> The 38 will be the only ring.  With a 9sp 12-34 IRD cassette that will 
> give me approximately:
>
>  
>
> On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:10:48 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>>
>>  On 02/24/2015 04:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>>  
>> Nice!  
>>  
>>
>> They were originally designed to be used with a 9T small sprocket.  The 
>> new ones can be had with an 11 spd Campag cassette with a 10 as the small 
>> sprocket, and most models have moved to 20" wheels rather than the 17" the 
>> spaceframes first came with.
>>
>>  
>>  38T ring ordered.  
>>  
>>
>> That's meant to be the big ring?
>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>  On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:58:12 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar 
>> wrote: 
>>>
>>>  On 02/24/2015 01:58 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>>>  
>>> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest 
>>> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt 
>>> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a 
>>> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the 
>>> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest 
>>> highest point.   
>>>
>>>  I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while 
>>> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a 
>>> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest 
>>> gear is only 83.3 inches.  
>>>
>>>  So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the 
>>> LOWEST HIGHEST GEAR?  
>>>
>>>  My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 
>>> 40x12 with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has 
>>> a high gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a 
>>> descent due to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 
>>> 35mph is always more efficient than pedalling.  
>>>  
>>>  
>>> 56 x 11 = 84.5 gear inches(17 x 1¼")
>>>
>>>
>>>   -- 
>>
>>
>> 

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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Bill Lindsay 
The 38 will be the only ring.  With a 9sp 12-34 IRD cassette that will give 
me approximately:

 

On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 1:10:48 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
>  On 02/24/2015 04:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>  
> Nice!  
>  
>
> They were originally designed to be used with a 9T small sprocket.  The 
> new ones can be had with an 11 spd Campag cassette with a 10 as the small 
> sprocket, and most models have moved to 20" wheels rather than the 17" the 
> spaceframes first came with.
>
>  
>  38T ring ordered.  
>  
>
> That's meant to be the big ring?
>
>
>  
>
>  On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:58:12 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar 
> wrote: 
>>
>>  On 02/24/2015 01:58 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>>  
>> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest 
>> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt 
>> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a 
>> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the 
>> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest 
>> highest point.   
>>
>>  I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while 
>> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a 
>> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest 
>> gear is only 83.3 inches.  
>>
>>  So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the 
>> LOWEST HIGHEST GEAR?  
>>
>>  My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 
>> 40x12 with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has 
>> a high gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a 
>> descent due to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 
>> 35mph is always more efficient than pedalling.  
>>  
>>  
>> 56 x 11 = 84.5 gear inches(17 x 1¼")
>>
>>
>>   -- 
>
>
> 

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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Steve Palincsar 

On 02/24/2015 04:06 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:

Nice!


They were originally designed to be used with a 9T small sprocket. The 
new ones can be had with an 11 spd Campag cassette with a 10 as the 
small sprocket, and most models have moved to 20" wheels rather than the 
17" the spaceframes first came with.




38T ring ordered.


That's meant to be the big ring?





On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:58:12 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar 
wrote:


On 02/24/2015 01:58 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:

Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50
highest points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on
top of Mt McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at
345 ft.  But there's a song about lowest highest point being in
Delaware, and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation, so I always
think of Delaware having the lowest highest point.

I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible,
while still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38
ring, with a 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the
drivetrain if my highest gear is only 83.3 inches.

So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got
the LOWEST HIGHEST GEAR?

My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's
a 40x12 with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan
Heine's Herse has a high gear just over 90" and claims to have
never been dropped on a descent due to not having a high enough
gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is always more efficient
than pedalling.



56 x 11 = 84.5 gear inches(17 x 1¼")


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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Bill Lindsay 
Nice!  

38T ring ordered.  


On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 12:58:12 PM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
>  On 02/24/2015 01:58 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>  
> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest 
> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt 
> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a 
> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the 
> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest 
> highest point.   
>
>  I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while 
> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a 
> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest 
> gear is only 83.3 inches.  
>
>  So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the 
> LOWEST HIGHEST GEAR?  
>
>  My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12 
> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high 
> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due 
> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is 
> always more efficient than pedalling.  
>  
>  
> 56 x 11 = 84.5 gear inches(17 x 1¼")
>
>
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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Bill Lindsay 
I knew Patrick Moore would be a contender.  I couldn't remember if his Ram 
was 50x16 or 52x16.  I'm disqualifying the bikes that don't have derailers. 
 If I included them, my Gunnar doublespeed has a 64" high gear (49" low) 
and I'd have Patrick Moore beat for the Delaware gear.  

On Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 11:03:49 AM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> 52 X 16 X 27" on the Ram: 88" (low = 39")
>
> 38 X 13 X 28.5" on the Fargo: 83" (low = 25")
>
> 46 X 15 X 24.5" on the gofast: 75" (low gear = 66")
>
> 48 X 17 X 24.8 on the '03: 70" (low gear = 63")
>
> I hardly ever use the outer cogs on the Ram and Fargo; 95% of my riding is 
> between 74" and 60" on the Ram, 74" and 40" on the Fargo. I find a tight 
> cruising range far more desirable than extreme highs or lows.
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Bill Lindsay  > wrote:
>
>> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest 
>> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt 
>> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a 
>> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the 
>> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest 
>> highest point.  
>>
>> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while 
>> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a 
>> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest 
>> gear is only 83.3 inches.  
>>
>> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST 
>> HIGHEST GEAR?  
>>
>> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12 
>> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high 
>> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due 
>> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is 
>> always more efficient than pedalling.  
>>
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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Patrick Moore 
Note that it's easy at least for short sprints -- catching a light, for
example -- to get even a 75" gear up to 30 mph -- about 140 rpm. That's
only 120 rpm or so for a 83" gear.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Patrick Moore  wrote:

> 52 X 16 X 27" on the Ram: 88" (low = 39")
>
> 38 X 13 X 28.5" on the Fargo: 83" (low = 25")
>
> 46 X 15 X 24.5" on the gofast: 75" (low gear = 66")
>
> 48 X 17 X 24.8 on the '03: 70" (low gear = 63")
>
> I hardly ever use the outer cogs on the Ram and Fargo; 95% of my riding is
> between 74" and 60" on the Ram, 74" and 40" on the Fargo. I find a tight
> cruising range far more desirable than extreme highs or lows.
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Bill Lindsay 
> wrote:
>
>> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest
>> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt
>> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a
>> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the
>> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest
>> highest point.
>>
>> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while
>> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a
>> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest
>> gear is only 83.3 inches.
>>
>> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST
>> HIGHEST GEAR?
>>
>> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12
>> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high
>> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due
>> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is
>> always more efficient than pedalling.
>>
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RE: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J 
Well, northern Delaware actually has some beautiful rolling hills, some of 
which are reasonably steep.  But a climb longer than a half mile is fairly rare.

>From memory, I think my lowest highest gear is 91 gear inches, from a 46-13 
>combination on my Stumpjumper with 2.3 inch tires.  So you’ve got me beat, 
>Bill.

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Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 1:58 PM
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Subject: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest points, the 
highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt McKinley.  The lowest 
highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a song about lowest highest 
point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the lowest mean elevation, so I 
always think of Delaware having the lowest highest point.

I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while still 
being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a 12-36 
cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest gear is 
only 83.3 inches.

So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST 
HIGHEST GEAR?

My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12 with 
700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high gear 
just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due to not 
having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is always more 
efficient than pedalling.


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Re: [RBW] In search of the Delaware Gear

2015-02-24 Thread Patrick Moore 
52 X 16 X 27" on the Ram: 88" (low = 39")

38 X 13 X 28.5" on the Fargo: 83" (low = 25")

46 X 15 X 24.5" on the gofast: 75" (low gear = 66")

48 X 17 X 24.8 on the '03: 70" (low gear = 63")

I hardly ever use the outer cogs on the Ram and Fargo; 95% of my riding is
between 74" and 60" on the Ram, 74" and 40" on the Fargo. I find a tight
cruising range far more desirable than extreme highs or lows.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Bill Lindsay  wrote:

> Every state in America has a highest point.  Among those 50 highest
> points, the highest highest point is about 19,685 feet on top of Mt
> McKinley.  The lowest highest point is in Florida at 345 ft.  But there's a
> song about lowest highest point being in Delaware, and Delaware has the
> lowest mean elevation, so I always think of Delaware having the lowest
> highest point.
>
> I'm thinking about pushing my 1x9 drivetrain as low as possible, while
> still being useful.  I'm thinking specifically about a 38 ring, with a
> 12-36 cassette.  I'm wondering if I will hate the drivetrain if my highest
> gear is only 83.3 inches.
>
> So, of all your multi-gear, derailer equipped bikes, who's got the LOWEST
> HIGHEST GEAR?
>
> My current personal lowest-highest gear is on my Atlantis.  It's a 40x12
> with 700x38 tires, so about 91.6 gear inches.  Jan Heine's Herse has a high
> gear just over 90" and claims to have never been dropped on a descent due
> to not having a high enough gear.  He asserts tucking at over 35mph is
> always more efficient than pedalling.
>
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