Road Bike Racing - Stupid Question....

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Jake B
08-20-05, 08:47 AM
I was just wondering, how many gears do the bikes they ride in the Tour have?

Thanks,
Jake

hi565
08-20-05, 09:16 AM
Thats so stupid stooooooopid Stupidly stoooooooooooooopid stuipid!


(Just kidding, I have no clue :D )
Jake B
08-20-05, 09:27 AM
lol...I thought I was the only one

YMCA
08-20-05, 09:38 AM
I was just wondering, how many gears do the bikes they ride in the Tour have?

Thanks,
Jake

20
Walter
08-20-05, 10:15 AM
Campy has been 10 speed for awhile now and I assume all Shimano riders have rec'd the DA 10 by now so it's 20.

There are a few ultra-steep climbs (Angrilu in Spain) where some guys ride triples but that's the exception.

:beer:
Jake B
08-20-05, 10:29 AM
Is there a rule or something that says how many your bike can have, or do they do what they want(what works for them)?
Walter
08-20-05, 10:44 AM
Don't believe there's a max or minimum number of cogsets. They ride the top line Campy or Shimano depending on who the team has a sponsorship deal with and right now both companies have 10 speed cassettes, probably will be 11 before too long.

I'd guess if somebody with the clout of LA wanted to ride 8 speed they'd go out and get it for him but can't see any reason he'd have ever wanted to do that.


:beer:
ed073
08-21-05, 05:59 PM
Is there a rule or something that says how many your bike can have, or do they do what they want(what works for them)?



No rule on the number of ratios.

All Continental racers are on 10v Record or Dura-Ace.
meb
08-22-05, 03:09 AM
Don't believe there's a max or minimum number of cogsets. They ride the top line Campy or Shimano depending on who the team has a sponsorship deal with and right now both companies have 10 speed cassettes, probably will be 11 before too long.

I'd guess if somebody with the clout of LA wanted to ride 8 speed they'd go out and get it for him but can't see any reason he'd have ever wanted to do that.


:beer:

Maybe to save weight of some rarely used cogs on a particular stage.
Dudette
08-22-05, 03:43 AM
Maybe to save weight of some rarely used cogs on a particular stage.

I don't think this will be the case considering that most of these bikes are so close to the accepted minimum weight limit.
lilHinault
08-22-05, 05:02 AM
Gears, is having Lots.

(this is what they'd tell you in Europe, I just saved you a grand or two in plane fare and where's my thanks?)

--"Ride Lots" - Merckx
hi565
08-22-05, 10:36 AM
silly me, I know the exact answer! I think it processed in my head as what are the gear ratios that the pros use or something like that. WOW.

Its all 20 speeds and all top of the line Dura-Ace or Record. Not that you havent heard that yet :D