We Have Gears, Not Fears

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Comment by ChristopherMCA on August 2, 2010 at 1:10pm

gotta love gears

Comment by Christopher on June 29, 2010 at 1:01pm

OOPS, title 9 seems to have backfired.

Comment by Hector on June 29, 2010 at 12:52pm

Hello fellow cyclist.
I figure this would be a good place as any to post this.
Robert's Cycles in Rogers Park is looking for a female mechanic.
Need not be an expert but she needs to know how to handle tools and do basic maintenance.
Robert's Cycles is located at
7054 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60626
Ask for Richard
Sorry for posting on so many groups but I figure if You are or know some one I might as well throw this out there

Comment by Alan Matejka on September 23, 2009 at 1:00am

5 is my fav.

Comment by Alan Matejka on September 23, 2009 at 12:58am

When your old ass has to climb that hill, you will appreciate them gears.

Comment by Primitive Don on August 31, 2009 at 5:52pm

I have been experimenting with indexing old road bikes as simple 5- or 6-speeds as simple alternative to friction shifting. I have some discontinued Shimano SIS 6-speed shifters and also some SRAM 5- and 6-speed twist shifters compatible with Shimano freewheel spacing. I tried indexing an 80s Schwinn World with the SRAM shifter, the bike's original Shimano derailleur, and a 5-speed freewheel - no dice. Then I tried the SIS shifter with the same derailleur and a Shimano 6-speed freewheel, also without success. Then I subbed in a super cheap Shimano SIS RD from a scrapped department store bike, and voila, the World is an indexed 6-speed with very smooth shifting.

Comment by Kohaku on August 31, 2009 at 12:40pm

"I got a word of advice for all of you hipsters,
go get yourselves some brakes and some shifters."

That rap video is still funny.

Comment by Kohaku on May 14, 2009 at 1:43am

After evaluating how/where I ride, I converted my daily from 3x7 to a 1x6 with tweaked ratios. This simpler set up is actually more efficient. Don't need more but can't do with less.

Comment by Jim "Niterider" on January 14, 2009 at 2:54pm

Tell you what though, sometimes simple is more bang for the buck since you devlop handling skills and techniquie that overshadows gearing options and translates well when you are on a 27 or 30 speed beast

Comment by Jim "Niterider" on January 14, 2009 at 2:49pm

Have a bit of everything. Single speed, 1X7, 2X9, 3X7, 3X8, 3X9. Can one ever have too many gears? That's like asking how many bikes is the right amout to own? For me you can never have too many gears or rides. HAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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