letape du tour act 2--New Wheels & setup
cdc02254
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I am going to be riding the L'ETAPE DU TOUR 2012 act 2 later this year. I have been thinking of buying some new wheels for a while and think now be a good time and am asking for advice on suitable set also I will need to change the gear setup as I am using a standard crank at the moment.
The Bike is a moda Stretto with american classic 420 wheels and sram force 53/39T crank.
Maybe the wheels are ok but I would like some advice on this.
Many thanks in advance..
The Bike is a moda Stretto with american classic 420 wheels and sram force 53/39T crank.
Maybe the wheels are ok but I would like some advice on this.
Many thanks in advance..
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I posted a thread last week titled 'Which climbing wheels?'
It's probably on the next page. Read it.0 -
Ill take a look, many thanks.0
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Expensive shorts are likely the best upgrade ...0
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There's nothing wrong with your wheels, but you might want to rethink the 39 ring. Depends on how strong you are.0
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If you dont climb well I'd just go for a compact chainring.
And I'd save the money on wheels and spend it on a long weekend in the Alps riding some of the climbs you will be doing. That'll focus your mind on training and give you a better etape time than just new kit will.0 -
Thats the kind of advice I wanted. The american classics do seem to be a very good set of wheel and so far I have no problems with them but the crank size does bother me a bit but I have been using it on some big hills around westerham Kent for a while now.0