Question for 53x39 / 11-23 users
01-08-06, 02:16 AM
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Thinking about going from a 12-25 to a 11-23. Why? I could really use that 11t on big descents becasue I'm kind of a masher as opposed to a pure spinner.
Do any of you guys get "stuck" on big climbs using a 11-23 (assume using a 53x39 in front , not a compact) and wish you had a 12-25 or 12-27?
I wish Shimano or Campy would simply make a 11-25 gear somehow!
Do any of you guys get "stuck" on big climbs using a 11-23 (assume using a 53x39 in front , not a compact) and wish you had a 12-25 or 12-27?
I wish Shimano or Campy would simply make a 11-25 gear somehow!
01-08-06, 02:33 AM
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Yes, there are times I wish for a compact 11-23 or 12-27 or even a triple, but I get up the hills. If you are a masher it is a non issue anyway, it took a 15% hill to be my undooing on my TT bike (42-23) so I bet I am good to about 19 - 20% grade level...
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01-08-06, 09:53 PM
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My S-Works has a spliced Dura-Ace cassette with 11T-25T gearing.
11T, 12T, 13T, 14T, 15T, 17T, 19T, 21T, 23T, 25T.
It rocks.
11T, 12T, 13T, 14T, 15T, 17T, 19T, 21T, 23T, 25T.
It rocks.
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Originally Posted by jfmckenna
^^ Did you make that your self or buy it somewhere?
01-12-06, 09:39 AM
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FYI I usually run 53/42, 13-26 for training runs. There are no mountains around here, and I like the wider mid-range I get in the 42, and a 42/26 is about the same as 39x25. I know that wouldn't solve your top-end though.
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Used to ride 56-45 to a 24-21-18-16-14-12 in mountain RR's. Now, a 39-23 ain't enough for some of the long steep climbs around here. Cool thing about the old six speeds was coming up with customized setups for different courses (31-12).
Now, I just use a DA 10 25-12 stock most of the time. Really would miss that 16 one would lose to make a 25-11. But for long descents... All DA 10's I know of have a 16t cog.
Had a TT in Wyoming last year with a 30+ mph tail wind on the return. The 11t
was great then.
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Now, I just use a DA 10 25-12 stock most of the time. Really would miss that 16 one would lose to make a 25-11. But for long descents... All DA 10's I know of have a 16t cog.
Had a TT in Wyoming last year with a 30+ mph tail wind on the return. The 11t
was great then.
sun
