My ring is too small......

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,799
    Yeah. Neither Cav nor Merckx need an 11 sproket.
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Yeah. Neither Cav nor Merckx need an 11 sproket.

    I thought CAV used 53x11 for sprinting.....
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,799
    Sketchley wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Yeah. Neither Cav nor Merckx need an 11 sproket.

    I thought CAV used 53x11 for sprinting.....

    Runs 12 on back I believe. Vaguely remember someone mentioning it when Greipel turned up with a 10 sprocket in the tour.
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  • tgotb
    tgotb Posts: 4,714
    Even if Cav did use an 11, it seems unlikely that the OP cruises along at 86% (50/53 * 11/12) of Cav's flat out sprint speed.

    Hell, even I can hit 35mph on 48x15, and I'm rubbish!
    Pannier, 120rpm.
  • mudcow007
    mudcow007 Posts: 3,861
    you are all under estimating my POWAA though....

    im like the chuck norris of cycling
    Keeping it classy since '83
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    It's torque you are producing, spinning out is a 130rpm plus (I ride with single speeders who are hitting 26mph at 160rpm on 32/16 MTB's. You are not doing circa 55mph so aren't spinning out*.

    Your alleged POWAA is your inability to get a decent cadence.

    *Produce a GPS log and I may retract that!
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • Cycloslalomeur
    Cycloslalomeur Posts: 349
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    TommyEss wrote:
    And then buy my DA 7900 53-39 chainset when that's still not enough for you (taken off my bike after the test ride and bubble-wrapped since then)


    7803...

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    thing of beauty...

    and only £180

    7800-series chainsets are indeed poems in aluminium. Sadly Merlin have only 175mm cranks in stock. I've been hunting for a 170mm 7803 chainset for quite some time now. Can anybody help me?
  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    This place has gone seriously downhill.

    Big rings small rings, sprockets Pfft.

    You need a new bike.
  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    at the risk of being practical, I think you'll need to change the middle ring too or your front mech wont cope with the bigger shift. I had to when I went from a 50 to 52 on a 105 triple
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    jedster wrote:
    at the risk of being practical, I think you'll need to change the middle ring too or your front mech wont cope with the bigger shift. I had to when I went from a 50 to 52 on a 105 triple

    I never considered that but I did actually change my front shifter at the same time, as I couldn't have a 105 shifter running with a Dura Ace chainset... it's just not done. 8)
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