TdF Gearing
07-02-04, 04:29 AM
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TdF Gearing
Does anyone have any info on what gearing the riders use for the mountains and how different that is from the "flat" stages?
07-02-04, 07:47 AM
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I'll take a shot:
11-21 39-53 on the flats
11-23 or 25 39-53 in the mountains
I believe Tyler even used a compact crank (34-50) in the mountains last year.
All 10 speed, of course.
-murray
11-21 39-53 on the flats
11-23 or 25 39-53 in the mountains
I believe Tyler even used a compact crank (34-50) in the mountains last year.
All 10 speed, of course.
-murray
07-07-04, 12:31 PM
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The Velo Magazine supplement - which uses interviews from riders - lists the "key gears" in all stages so far as 53 or 54x11. For the big mountains they go all the way to 39x23.
Cheers...Gary
Cheers...Gary
