General Cycling Discussion - tried a gear i've rarely used before

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RiPHRaPH
11-07-02, 04:37 PM
it occurred to me that i have this beautiful 18 speed ultegra set and rarely venture outside my safety 3-4 gears when riding. i thought i'd "gear up" for today's ride....wow! it was like a peppermint patty commercial. long live the large chainring - even in windy & uphill conditions (after warm-up)


Buddy Hayden
11-08-02, 12:50 AM
Well ya got em ...... use em !! :)

SipperPhoto
11-08-02, 10:40 PM
Yeah I never seem to get out of the same 3 or 4 gears either... that big ring is gnarly... I started out on day all gung ho telling myself I was gonna ride the big ring... I lasted about 15 minutes until my legs turned to jello... messed my whole ride up

Jeff