What gears do you have on your bike?
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jd843
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Just curious to see what gears people are using on their road bikes. I currently have a compact chainset and 11-28, but am about to switch to 11-34 as I struggle on the steeper hills!
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I currently have a 32t cassette on my best bike. However it also has a triple chainset so my lowest gear is 30/32
The winter hack has a 46/36 CX chainset, but I've just bought it a 9 spd MTB rear mech and 36t cassette to a achieve a similarly spinny bottom gear.
In my defence I'm getting on a bit now...0 -
I've just switched out my cassette - going from a 25 biggest to a 28 biggest.
Chainset is a 52/360 -
One bike has 50/34 with 11/32 and the other bike has 50/34 with 11/36. I am allowed to have big cogs because I am an old git and it is hilly around here.0
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I recently swapped a 12-25 for a 11-28 and strangely, it doesn't feel any easier, I'm just more tempted to stay seated for longer on steep sections.0
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52/36 c/r and an 11/28 cassette I have on the road bike.Paracyclist
@Bigmitch_racing
2010 Specialized Tricross (commuter)
2014 Whyte T129-S
2016 Specialized Tarmac Ultegra Di2
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Both bikes have 50/34 and 11/32.0
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yes both my bikes are 50/34 11/320
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52/36 and 11-32 . . .Got a place in the Pyrenees.
Do bike and ski stuff.0 -
Just curious as to why what appear to be men are posting what gears they use on a women's forum?0
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OnTheRopes wrote:Just curious as to why what appear to be men are posting what gears they use on a women's forum?
Didn't notice it was in the Womans forumParacyclist
@Bigmitch_racing
2010 Specialized Tricross (commuter)
2014 Whyte T129-S
2016 Specialized Tarmac Ultegra Di2
Big Mitch - YouTube0 -
Mansplaining?
I think my contribution is valid; I get overtaken by women all the time.0 -
I've just built a new bike up for my wife and she uses 50/34 and 11/320
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11-32 cassette and 52 - 36 chain ring. Not really a low enough gear, there are 20% slopes around here and I cannot go very far without a fair amount of 10 or 15% but if I change it the ratios, I lose the top gear which I cherish. I'm a young 56 and cycling with 2 herniated lumbar discs and spinal stenosis. Managed 40km, 400m climb this afternoon at 37° and humid with it. Generally, I like to do about 60km and 800m climb to get into my beloved mountains (I live in the Pyrenees) which i manage a couple of times a week.0
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Errecaldia wrote:11-32 cassette and 52 - 36 chain ring. Not really a low enough gear, there are 20% slopes around here and I cannot go very far without a fair amount of 10 or 15% but if I change it the ratios, I lose the top gear which I cherish. I'm a young 56 and cycling with 2 herniated lumbar discs and spinal stenosis. Managed 40km, 400m climb this afternoon at 37° and humid with it. Generally, I like to do about 60km and 800m climb to get into my beloved mountains (I live in the Pyrenees) which i manage a couple of times a week.
Doesn’t sound like a lot of climbing for distance in the Pyrenees?0