ton on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
yes, nice and wide and comfy. wheels are sputnik on xt. bombproof. oh and bb7 too.
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Rusty, what brake levers are you using?
View Articlemidlifecrashes on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
So, going the traditional route, I'd planned on going 26/36/48 with a an 11-36 10 speed MTB cassette. Not keen on brifters, so 10 speed Shimano road bar end shifters and a 9 speed MTB mech.Very close...
View ArticleRusty Spanner on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
Tektro RL520's. Work with V's or the MTB BB7's.Super cheap.MLC, I might go hydro discs at some point, hence the lack of love for STI's. Pricy too.
View Articlejerrys on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
I just put those (RL520's) on my drop bar 1992 Kona Fire Mountain. Seem okay. My 700cc 'tourer' currently has road BB7s, 5703 shifters and front mech, a 105 crank with a 26T ring replacing the 30 (so...
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PeterPoddy on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
ey DO look nice, but I'd hate the flat bar. The standard spec is ace for the price, just needs a rear light. Even the wheels seem decent. How are you speccing it yourself?I wouldn't tour on drop bars....
View Articlecynic-al on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
Why not sti? Cable discs are grand. Bar end shifters are crap imo
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Thread about gearing for touring
View Articleedhornby on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
Apologies if I missed this but what about mtb shifters mounted on the inner top of the drop bars?Didn't the pinnacle ramin have not expensive hydraulic drop bar levers that had no shifter built into it?
View ArticleRusty Spanner on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
For me? 8/9/10 speed STI means no possibility of a switch to hydros without a change to bar end levers some time down the line.11 speed STI's? Don't appear to be able to give me the gears I need as...
View Articlejameso on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
I've been riding bar-end shifters on my Arkose 2 and my other drop-bar tourer sort of bike (2x10 MTB) for long enough now that I find them easier to use from the drops than STIs, or at least as easy...
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jameso on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
http://www.cyclingabout.com/jtek-shiftmate-mix-mtb-cassettes-with-sti-road-shifters-to-lower-your-gearing/http://www.cyclingabout.com/wider-gear-range-road-shifters-gears-for-easier-hill-climbing/
View ArticleRusty Spanner on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
Very useful stuff James, thanks.I'm happy with the flexibility of bar end shifters. They'll be transferred to the skinny road bike if I ever upgrade the new tourer.The roadie has 8 speed STI's at the...
View Articlejameso on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
I thought so, a good summary all on a site Malvernrider linked to on another thread.
View ArticleRusty Spanner on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
Ed, good idea re the MTB shifters, but the bar bag would get in the way, unless I use a stand-off.PP, sounds like a quality spec. I do like those DT Swiss 540 rims, strong but not too heavy.Stick us...
View Articlethecaptain on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
I know you said rohloff is too expensive but you save a lot in maintenance over the years. Plus the reliability factor when you're on tour.
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Rusty Spanner on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
It's a present from my wife, so I'm trying to keep things half way sensible. It WAS her idea, but still.I'd love to try hub gears - you never know, Shimano might make a reliable 11+ speed hub one of...
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thanks to jameso for the useful links with good summaries there of what works with what despite my warning a friend has just gone with a compact and 30 rear and will either have to mtfu or I'll be...
View Articleampthill on "Touring/do-it-all bike gearing - advice please."
Very useful stuff James, thanksThanks, that prompted me to read them!So thinking aloud. If I went and bought an Arkose and wanted lower gear I couldBuy last years Arkose 2 and fit an MTB double up...
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