KillRamsey
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- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
Those embedded thorns will slowly worm their way inward as the tire thins out, too... eventually hitting the tube.
BAHAHA! You've entered the maze of rabbit holes that is cycling upgrades. Welcome to the madness!Okay, so I decided to add a 2nd chainring which is a 34t and I moved my 40t chainring in place of the bash guard, paired with the 16t freewheel. Now I'm debating if I want go with a quick release adapter setup on the axle since I don't have a hollow axle for a QR skewer (cheaper, more hassle to adjust) or go with a different chain tensioner with a track end/dropout derailleur attached and a new KMC chain made for a geared setup. If I go with a quick release skewer adapter, I won't need additional components, but it will probably take me a minute or two to adjust in the field. If I go with a track end tensioner with derailleur and new chain, the process will only require that I move the chain to a different chainring, but it will probably cost more in additional components. I'm trying to keep this 2x1 gearing as simple and cheap as possible!
Also I need the chain tensioner to keep alignment with my disc brake setup.
So far I think 34/16t should be good enough to tackle a long uphill I have planned this weekend. When I get to the top, I just switch to the 40/16t and go aero all the way down! BTW - the tire liners are like tank treads (also heavy like a tank), but no punctures!
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I tried hill climbing at 34/16t and I was able to conquer a hill I couldn't do at 40/16t. Life would be easier on a geared bike, but I like the tuning aspect of a single speed and adjusting for certain challenges!BAHAHA! You've entered the maze of rabbit holes that is cycling upgrades. Welcome to the madness!
There is something mentally liberating about having no gears. The 'manager' part of your brain is more relaxed, as it no longer has to think about shifting.I tried hill climbing at 34/16t and I was able to conquer a hill I couldn't do at 40/16t. Life would be easier on a geared bike, but I like the tuning aspect of a single speed and adjusting for certain challenges!
Aha - I see it now. A fixed wheel on a bicycle is the equivalent of a prime lens on a camera. A geared bicycle is like having a zoom lens.There is something mentally liberating about having no gears. The 'manager' part of your brain is more relaxed, as it no longer has to think about shifting.
probably only a "kick back" brake on the rear wheel. That was a mechanism that was the norm in old bicycles when I was a young kid.That doesn't look too bad for a museum piece - mudguards, front basket, rear rack, chain guard, sprung saddle ... I'd ride it! (any brakes?)
-R
I like your analogy, and think the 'zooming with your feet' somehow parallels the the three 'gears' on a single-speed bike, related to hill steepness: sitting, standing, and walkingAha - I see it now. A fixed wheel on a bicycle is the equivalent of a prime lens on a camera. A geared bicycle is like having a zoom lens.
I'm just trying to work out the parallel for 'zooming with your feet', perhaps 'grabbing the spanners and changing the chain ring' ?
-R
I actually thought and researched really hard about my gearing. My regular gear of 40/16t is like shooting with a 50mm lens a which is a good range, but a little tight when it comes to the hills and my hill climbing setup of 34/16t gives me slightly more elevation range like a 35mm lens allows for environmental portraits!I like your analogy, and think the 'zooming with your feet' somehow parallels the the three 'gears' on a single-speed bike, related to hill steepness: sitting, standing, and walking
Chilly morning ride along a river. 16 miles (25.6 km), and 22F (-6C) to start. I wanted to go farther, but the going was surprisingly tough in places where the trail was completely covered by a crunchy snow-pack, and my legs are surprisingly sore from all the yard work I did yesterday.
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