Comments on: bakfiets touring step 1: lower gears http://bikes-as-transportation.com/bakfiets-touring-step-1-lower-gears/ cargo bikes, family bikes, electric bikes and complete streets Fri, 17 May 2013 12:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff Hype http://bikes-as-transportation.com/bakfiets-touring-step-1-lower-gears/#comment-384 Jeff Hype Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:30:00 +0000 http://www.bikes-as-transportation.com/2009/04/bakfiets_touring_step_1_lower_gears/#comment-384 i love these type of bikes.and i would like to have such one. especially small boys and girls  like these things very much and i too like these type of adventurous bikes and similar belongings.

]]> By: G http://bikes-as-transportation.com/bakfiets-touring-step-1-lower-gears/#comment-70 G Fri, 01 May 2009 14:18:02 +0000 http://www.bikes-as-transportation.com/2009/04/bakfiets_touring_step_1_lower_gears/#comment-70 I too just did the 20T cog upgrade. I can’t believe that I didn’t do it sooner. Prior to the upgrade, I couldn’t really use gears 7 or 8, and I was always hoping for something lower than gear #1.
I’ve got about 3,000 miles on my Bakfiets, and with the kids just getting bigger and heavier, I was hating life going up hills.
It’s like a whole new bike now.

]]> By: Mark Stosberg http://bikes-as-transportation.com/bakfiets-touring-step-1-lower-gears/#comment-69 Mark Stosberg Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:12:38 +0000 http://www.bikes-as-transportation.com/2009/04/bakfiets_touring_step_1_lower_gears/#comment-69 The respected bakfiets-en-meer blog has a comment about 23T cogs on a bakfiets:

We’ve also tried a 23T rear cog. In Holland it was quite unpleasant, requiring us to ride almost entirely in the 7th and 8th gears. However the bike’s owner in England was very happy with the gear range. We suspect she rides very, veerryy sloooowwwllly.

Again, I haven’t tested the 20T cog for long at this point, but at this point, wouldn’t be inclined to lower the gears further. I like spin more myself– I’m using to riding a recumbent where that is the only real option for hills, since I can’t stand up and crank the pedals.

]]> By: DrMekon http://bikes-as-transportation.com/bakfiets-touring-step-1-lower-gears/#comment-68 DrMekon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:34:39 +0000 http://www.bikes-as-transportation.com/2009/04/bakfiets_touring_step_1_lower_gears/#comment-68 Great stuff. I’ve been umming and ahhing about this for a while. The only unresolved question I have is whether to go for the 23T. My most used gears are 3rd and 4th. Rarely in 5th, never just find myself in 6-8. I like to spin 90-100rpm to save my knees. I think I’ve read elsewhere that you should aim to make 5th your most used gear on a Nexus hub, as that’s the direct gear. Maybe 20Y is sufficient even for a spinner like me.

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