Audax on a cross bike?

still_ill
still_ill Posts: 8
edited May 2008 in Workshop
I am getting kinda audax curious but I'd have to do it on my cross bike as I don't have a road bike.

I have some 25mm slicks for it but the gearing is just 1x7, 42 front and 12-32 rear. Any thoughts on how suitable this would be? I have the impression that an audax wouldn't be about racing along anyway.

Or is this an excuse to buy a new bike :)

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  • yakk
    yakk Posts: 589
    Go for it. You know one bike is never enough.
    Yak
  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    Sounds OK to me.
  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    It'll be absoulutely fine - Audax is about steady, consistent progress, not dashing about until your legs fall off. Low gears are far more important that high on long rides.
  • still_ill
    still_ill Posts: 8
    Thanks for the replies

    I am gonna do a road century on it in July so I guess that will answer it :)

    I was feeling that it will just force me to rest on the downhills

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