Grant Petersen Interview

[DHans]

Many of you may have already seen this clip but it was new to me. Grant does a good job, is funny, and gives thoughtful answers. The ladies doing the interview asked good questions. They start with helmets, then cover clothing and food while riding. And of course bikes. BTW, you only need 8 gears per Grant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7AJukCGBs

Doug

[Eric Norris]

Actually, you can do quite well with three speeds. 

https://societyofthreespeeds.wordpress.com 

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[S]

Thanks for posting this. Fun to watch.

[John Hawrylak]

Doug

You stated:  "BTW, you only need 8 gears per Grant."

I remember back around 1999, when 9 speed was everything" Grant saying 7 speeds is all you need.  Did not believe it at first.   After riding an 88 Schwinn Voyaguer for 8 years with a 7 speed 13-34 cassette and a 46-36-36 triple, I'm a believer.  

John Hawrylak

Woodstown NJ

[Joe Bernard]

He did say back then that you only need a 7-speed cluster, but I believe "8 gears" came up in a Blahg (I haven't played the interview) meaning you only need 8 combos of whatever drivetrain you're running. I bet if you break down what combos you use on your triple x 7 setup, you'd find around eight that are your go-to's.

[dougP]

These days, it's probably easier to source an 8/9/10 speed hub than a 7 speed.  If you think about it, it's pretty easy to get a 500% gear range with a triple and either 7 or 8.  In the interview, I believe he's saying 8 in reference to the cogset and to not get bogged down in a nerdy discussion about gearing.  Only Grant knows for sure.

dougP

On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 7:26:29 AM UTC-7, DHans wrote:

[George Schick]

The other thing to consider is where you live.  I have one road bike (a Riv) with 34/48 x 14-25 nine-speed gearing and another re-habed road bike with a recently purchased Riv-modified Sugino 26/40 crankset coupled with a 13-23 five speed freewheel. I live in an area that is basically flat with the exception of a few short, sort-of-steep climbs from river banks to the top of ridges.  In other words, I use gears in the mid-60 inch to the mid/upper inch 70's most of the time without any problems.  If, however, you live in mountainous areas where long, steep climbs are are frequent, you'd need a triple crank with a cassette/freewheel with a much greater range and more gears.  Almost all of what I read on these blog posts seems to come from those who live in those mountainous states.  So, it depends.

[Joe Bernard]

True, I probably use 8 gears in my "pretty close to where Grant lives" area. Some in flatter areas could probably get away with a 3-speed, and at one time I lived at the top of a big hill which was basically top gear and spinning/coasting on the way down and the lowest gear I could find to get home.