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garymw
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Hi guys any advice,seen a few bikes for my upgrade as im only on an entry level Specialized Secteur.
The new bikes 2 have a 53/39 chainset and the others have 50/34 .
I live in a fairly flat place with some hill climbs around but not lots,so got a bit of both terrain which one would be better as a happy medium for me as i wanna make the right choice.
I suppose coming from 2300 sti gears any will feel like a Rolls Royce or Ferrari to me i guess. :?
The new bikes 2 have a 53/39 chainset and the others have 50/34 .
I live in a fairly flat place with some hill climbs around but not lots,so got a bit of both terrain which one would be better as a happy medium for me as i wanna make the right choice.
I suppose coming from 2300 sti gears any will feel like a Rolls Royce or Ferrari to me i guess. :?

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You sound exactly like me 5 months ago.
Bought my first entry road bike, a specialized Secteur with 2300 shimano 9 speed. Shimano's broke down every other day and thanks to a nice LBS they fixed them free but it was frustrating. After 2 I upgraded to a 13' Felt F5 ( 50/34T crankset, 10-speed) SRAM Apex and love it. I live in a flat but I every Friday evening we climb our 20 storey parking garage at work and the bike flattens that easily.0 -
When I bought my Tarmac Comp I was advised by the bike shop to swap out the 53/39 for a 50/34. I live in Essex which is fairly flat but there are area's with reasonable climb's, I'm so glad I did.
I'm now looking for a new bike to and will be getting another 50/34.Wilier La Triestina
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macroadie wrote:You sound exactly like me 5 months ago.
Bought my first entry road bike, a specialized Secteur with 2300 shimano 9 speed. Shimano's broke down every other day and thanks to a nice LBS they fixed them free but it was frustrating. After 2 I upgraded to a 13' Felt F5 ( 50/34T crankset, 10-speed) SRAM Apex and love it. I live in a flat but I every Friday evening we climb our 20 storey parking garage at work and the bike flattens that easily.0 -
Jauncarlos67 wrote:When I bought my Tarmac Comp I was advised by the bike shop to swap out the 53/39 for a 50/34. I live in Essex which is fairly flat but there are area's with reasonable climb's, I'm so glad I did.
I'm now looking for a new bike to and will be getting another 50/34.0 -
garymw wrote:macroadie wrote:You sound exactly like me 5 months ago.
Bought my first entry road bike, a specialized Secteur with 2300 shimano 9 speed. Shimano's broke down every other day and thanks to a nice LBS they fixed them free but it was frustrating. After 2 I upgraded to a 13' Felt F5 ( 50/34T crankset, 10-speed) SRAM Apex and love it. I live in a flat but I every Friday evening we climb our 20 storey parking garage at work and the bike flattens that easily.
yes shimano 2300 are hell poor gears.
LOVE Sram gears especially the fact that you only use one lever & never bother with your brake levers to change gears! I have SRAM Apex and they are flawless. I had my friends steel bike with shimano ultegra but I would take sram any day.0 -
yes hearing good reviews about SRAM,like the sound of them now,believe they snap in gear straight away when shifting,need to go in a shop and have a look.0
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Recently swapped my bog standard secteur to a px with Sram and love it. Vast improvement and can't fault the changing.Life isnt like a box of chocolates, its like a bag of pic n mix.0