Originally Posted by Rafael Guerra
That is what I was considering actually.
I have a trip to south america (already scheduled for this december) that will be my final test for the current configuration of my bike. If I feel the need of more gears (either low or high) my only solution is a hub, and the SRAM dualdrive is one of my options.
Now, the 3 gears that it brings to the bike, are those low-equal-high compared to a non-geared hub or Super-low/low/still-low or high/higher/highest?
In other words, will it increase my range or just increase my number of gears in one direction (low or high).
Thank you,
Rafael
The Dual Drive 3spd hub is: Low (underdrive) Middle (direct drive) and High (overdrive)..you can play with some online gear calculators to find a 'gear inches' range that would suit you. The overall range of even the 7x3 21 speed is over 500%.
One more option, although not inexpensive is a
SpeedDrive. I have one of these going into a Jet XP when I get the time.. They are terrific, Swiss made, and another solution for extending the gear range of a single chainring bike.
Bruce