Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
Nice, thanks for the update, f1xedgear! Are your knees still liking it?
I think about trying an S3X every so often, but having high gear as direct-drive with such wide ratios is kind of a turn-off -- to have my regular ~71" as the middle gear, I'd need to run a really big ratio. Please, bring back the ASC!!
Hi there, Thermionic. My knees are still pumping along. FWIW, I got the S3X to help with a prearthritic knee. The harder I pump, the greater freedom from pain I have just walkin' around. Spent two weeks walking the streets/climbing the stairs of Florence and Rome this summer--not a tremor!
I agree that a closer ratio would be more attractive. But, in my case, I'm almost always in direct drive. So, I guess, I'm easier on the hub than someone who would be looking to use the middle gear as a cruising gear.