Matt24. Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 As title suggest, who runs gears these days. I did back in the day and moved away years ago, however am looking to put some on again, just wondering what set ups people use at the moment???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I sometimes use gears: shimano 8speed shifter road cassette (6 gears)on a hope trials hub. short cage XT mech. Its handy sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I wanted to and did, just ended up destroying the mechs too much where as my Rohloff has taken a few good knocks and stayed good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials26 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Hey I tend to run a road rear mech when I do, a sora or 105 (short cage rear mech) the short cage tend to be nicer - out of the way from knocks etc. Ive run a hacksawed gripshift in the past, or a thumb shifter out the way was quite popular... Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt24. Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 sounds like times havnt moved on since when i used to run them back in the day. Cheers guys, will stick with what i used to run......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 They really HAVE moved on. The people replying represent <0.5% of the populace. Not saying don't do it - just pointing out bikes are pretty different now from the old school. Stocks are running mod stems for God's sake! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Dale Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 i remember running gears back in the day i had a 7sp cassete with a top shifter on the chainstay. was great for getting around but u had to get off the bike to change gear haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimpanzyyyy Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 They really HAVE moved on. The people replying represent <0.5% of the populace. Not saying don't do it - just pointing out bikes are pretty different now from the old school. Stocks are running mod stems for God's sake! you're soo not oldschool seriously, gears were so cool so much pain in the ass to make it work was breaking so easaly actually spend more time fixing my bike than riding it those were the golden years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I cut a cassette up before, and just ran two speeds. It means you can use a decent thickness of chain. You need to space out the derallieur, and there are a few other complications I can go into if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Started running single speed on my trials bike in the late nineties and I was the only person I knew who didn't have gears on a 26". Now I've just put a new bike together single speed and I don't know how I put up with trying to get anywhere in a trials gear. Think I'm gonna put together a 3 speed cassette now. Prob 12, 14, 16 I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 gears are for queers! seriously though, i had nothing but trouble when i ran gears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planet x alan Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Years and years ago a guy I knew was on about setting up 6 gears evenly spaced on a king hub using a modified (bodged) road bike downtube shifter with a spaced out mech and wide chain. Not sure what became of it but it don't sound a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Ran gears for years with no tears. It's all about short cage road mech, 6 speed cassette and a thumb shifter on the seat stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Gibbs Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I used to run gears back in the day. Now i run 2 cogs and undo my tensioner and move the jockey wheels across to the other cog. Takes about a minute to swap over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I used to run a modified SRAM gripshift after i got fed up of twatting my thigh on my 1994 XT rapidfire shifter. I guess that problem wouldn't arise these days now bikes arn't so short. Either way it worked fine hooked up to a shitty Sora mech and modified 6 sp close ratio cassette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 dont do it matt. gears suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) To be fair, so does riding from spot to spot in a stupid spiny gear. Pros and cons to each I reckon. Edited January 13, 2012 by Chris Borneo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt24. Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 sstien I am pretty sure with a slightly harder gear I would have made that gap to the black block....... I do remeber gears being a pain however I have a lot more patience now I am a little older. I may still twat my leg I ride a 609 so not that long low...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 sstien I am pretty sure with a slightly harder gear I would have made that gap to the black block....... balls to that, you had more than enough speed, you just did not tuck enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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