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cyclemanic
05-17-05, 12:32 PM
hi, i am about to buy my first touring bike, have decided on a dawes galaxy, will there be any need to change the gearing on this, i am planning a trip through the rockie mountains in bc canada so will be going up some really steep hills, anyone toured the rockies on a galaxy? how did u get on with the standard gearing? any advice about gearing in general, i have very limited knowledge of gearing so please keep it simple.

cheers

sydney
05-17-05, 04:10 PM
hi, i am about to buy my first touring bike, have decided on a dawes galaxy, will there be any need to change the gearing on this, i am planning a trip through the rockie mountains in bc canada so will be going up some really steep hills, anyone toured the rockies on a galaxy? how did u get on with the standard gearing? any advice about gearing in general, i have very limited knowledge of gearing so please keep it simple.

cheersMaybe you could tell us what the 'standard' gearing is and how weak you are?
MichaelW
05-18-05, 03:54 AM
It is helpful to post a link
http://www.dawescycles.com/dawes/galaxy.htm

The Deore MTB transmission is ideal for loaded touring in mountanous terrain. The bike ready to use as-is.

The one part that needs attention with any Dawes bike are the wheels. Ask your dealer if he tunes the spoke tension. My local Dawes dealer spends about 3 hrs on checking the final asembly of the bike and makes the bike a lot stronger and more reliable.

cyclemanic
05-18-05, 08:13 AM
no idea what the standard gearing is as i don't have the bike yet, as 4 being week, well i wouldn't call myself that.