Wanting more gears on a new bike..
anto164
Posts: 3,500
I'm looking at getting a new summer bike, and it only comes with a standard 6700 chainset and a 12-25. As i'm going to be riding this in north wales, i'll need a few more gears instead of a 39-25 as the slowest gear. Now, what would you do to make slower gears?
Would you,
1. get a compact and keep the 12-25 on the rear?
or
2. get a wider cassette, like a 12-28?
the compact would drop the ratio from 1.56 to 1.36, and changing the cassette only would give me a ratio of the 1.39.
Both options would be free of charge, as the shop will do the change for me. So, what would you do?
Would you,
1. get a compact and keep the 12-25 on the rear?
or
2. get a wider cassette, like a 12-28?
the compact would drop the ratio from 1.56 to 1.36, and changing the cassette only would give me a ratio of the 1.39.
Both options would be free of charge, as the shop will do the change for me. So, what would you do?
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Unless you're planning on racing at some point in the future, then a compact chainset is the better option IMOMake mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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get a new 12 speed cassette
http://road.cc/content/news/49297-12-sp ... m-way-kcnc0 -
A compact & a 12/280
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Yep 50-34 Compact & 11-280
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+1 for going compact plus cassette.
I live in north Wales (in the hilly bit) and have a compact and I find that even though I cycle alot(road+mtb) I struggle on some of the steeper climbs so I've just bought a new cassette in the hope of a cheap fix!0 -
Bump Get rid of Trellstemmer0
