Originally Posted by munkyv22
Works just fine for me. I'm not saying I can push it all day, but I do use it pretty much every time I ride.
That group riding the 30mph paceline in Detroit probably gets fair use of their 53-11's. Floridians would also be likely lads for the 53-11.
I have used the 50-12 on my bike a few times when in a group and also going downhill but I spin it out pretty quickly except on Monte Sano where I can pedal 50-12 all the way down, 3 miles.
At the suggestion of a local racer, I rode one day in nothing but 50-12. All was fine until I hit this little hill and slowed down so fast I couldn't shift or unclip and just fell right over. I had a hard time maintaining cadence over 70-75, though.