Felt F6 Apex 2012, New to Road Cycling

womain1979
womain1979 Posts: 6
edited January 2013 in Road beginners
Hi i am new to road cycling, and purchased a Felt F6 Apex 2012, it came with a SRAM PG1050 10 Speed 11-26 Cassette, but i am struggling up some hills!

I have read that due to the compact derailer i can only fit upto a 11-28T cassette, is this correct, without changing anything else?

Many Thanks

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  • bobones
    bobones Posts: 1,215
    28 is the official max, but you may be able to get a 30T to work. Cheapest option would be a Tiagra 12-30 cassette. However, 34-28 is a pretty low gear and should be low enough for most areas. Struggle on for a month or two and your fitness will improve rapidly. By the way, http://www.gear-calculator.com is a good tool for assessing the effects of different gearing ratios.
  • womain1979
    womain1979 Posts: 6
    Thanks, i will look into it...love the bike so far, just need the fitness, especially as i've agreed (yet to signup) to do the Pearson 150 Sportive in May!

    http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/store/co ... -Sportive/

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