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[email protected] (Russell Seaton) wrote:
> >You will have a very hard time getting your cassette cogs
> >to work in a half step pattern if you go with 42-39
> >chainrings.
>
> Interesting. I'll have re-run my numbers tonight. My first
> cut at it showed a perfect interleave with the stock 12-28
> 7 speed cassettes. I'll take a second look. Glancing at my
> numbers, my suggested 42/39 combo isn't very happy as it
> doesn't give me enough high gear choices. My prefered
> choice for a 7-speed cassettes would be a 44/41 and I
> think it will work for most common cassettes. But, I can't
> seem to find 41t middles for a 110mm bolt pattern.
I've run the numbers on my spreadsheet using my existing 14-16-18-21-24-28-
34 7 speed cassette and a 42-39 did not work well. 42-40
worked better. The best chainring setup I've found with the
above 7 speed setup is the 48-45 half step. The 42-40 setup
just did not produce enough jump between successive gears.
Your 12-28 7 speed cassette is the same as the above
cassette except you have a 12 instead of a 34 or 32.
Harris Cyclery carries 110mm bcd chainrings in every size.
Including 41 and 45 teeth. Both T.A. brand, expensive, and a
cheap BMX brand. Also look at your local bike shop's Quality
Bicycle Products catalog. They will list every tooth in the
110mm bcd pattern. Or a tandem shop. Tandem shops carry lots
of chainrings.
>
> >One of the reasons I am using 48-45 chainrings is because
> >they work wonderfully with the very common 14-16-18-21-24-28-
> >32 7 speed cassettes.
>
> Where are you finding a 45t middle ring? My current
> cranks have a
> 110/74 bolt pattern and 39 is one of the few odd numbered
> chain rings I've been able to find (Salsa and Sugino
> both make 'em).
>
> >My low gear on the middle ring will be 45x30 or 45x34,
> >assuming I get the 9 speed cassette to work. 41 or 36
> >gear inches. My next lowest gear on the granny ring would
> >be 20x18. 30 gear inches. I really need the front
> >derailleur to work with the top 5 cogs on the cassette
> >without dragging on the connecting bolt.
>
> Hmm.... What I like for loaded touring is to have big
> enough jump that I can sit and spin on a granny during a
> climb and then shift to the middle to climb out of the
> saddle (to stretch the legs). When the jump is just right,
> this can be done with only a front shift no rear shifts.
> For this I only needed the top 2 or 3 rear cogs with my
> granny, which resulted in a higher chain line.
I'm not a stand up and pedal person when touring loaded. I
sit and spin. Or grind depending. With the 20 tooth granny,
its spin. I like to have a good progression with the granny
ring when I hit a slightly less steep section. I can shift
in back and not have to jump from the granny to the middle
ring. When the granny is a 20 tooth, it takes quite a shift
to get it from the 20 tooth granny up to the 45 middle ring.
>
> I'll look in my notes but I'm pretty certain my old (6
> speed) set up was a 44/40/24. I think I would find your
> proposed 45 middle to create too high of a gear, even
> on the larger rear cogs. That's what I was trying to
> say earlier... if you can go lower on your middle, you
> don't need to go as far into your rear cassette with
> your granny.
My 48x14 high gear is 93 gear inches. High enough for a
loaded touring bike. With the 45 middle ring, I have 12
nicely spaced gears between 93 and 43 gear inches. Just
right for loaded touring.
>
> I'm struggling to see the advantage of a half-step with 9
> speeds though. At that point, doesn't wide range alpine
> gearing make more sense with fewer double shifts?
There is no advantage going to a 9 speed half step gearing
pattern. But I'm getting a new loaded touring frame so I
thought it would be nice to change over to 9 speed. And the
12-14-16-18-20-23-26-30-34 Shimano 9 speed cassette is
actually a very good full step cassette when coupled with
48-45 half step chainrings. And if it does not work out,
I'll convert back to 7 speed. The 9 speed cassette just adds
the 12 on the bottom and an extra cog at the top end. Not
much different than my current 7 speed cassette. Except it
will be new to go with my new frame. It will add a little
extra fun to the parts swap since I will have to redish the
rear wheel and change hub bodies.
>
>
> -- Dave
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> "It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts without
> the proper equipment." Aristotle, <<Politics>>, 1323a-b,
> trans Jowett
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