56 tooth chainring
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56 tooth chainring
is a 56 tooth chainring plain crazy or does it make sense on a road bike? i'm planning to use it with 11t on the back
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Originally Posted by ash1234
is a 56 tooth chainring plain crazy or does it make sense on a road bike? i'm planning to use it with 11t on the back
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ighlight=53-11
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Why would he be joking?
Eh?
Eh?
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i know it sounds unreal but it's no joke. theres a 56 tooth chainring on ebay here
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
and im about to fit a 11-23 cassette on the back, its cos whenever im on anything flat (or even worse, downhill) i find myself pedalling so fast even in top gear, i know i have much more power to give but pedalling that fast (i top out at about 30 on the flat) gets knackering.
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
and im about to fit a 11-23 cassette on the back, its cos whenever im on anything flat (or even worse, downhill) i find myself pedalling so fast even in top gear, i know i have much more power to give but pedalling that fast (i top out at about 30 on the flat) gets knackering.
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Originally Posted by ash1234
i know it sounds unreal but it's no joke. theres a 56 tooth chainring on ebay here
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
and im about to fit a 11-23 cassette on the back, its cos whenever im on anything flat (or even worse, downhill) i find myself pedalling so fast even in top gear, i know i have much more power to give but pedalling that fast (i top out at about 30 on the flat) gets knackering.
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
and im about to fit a 11-23 cassette on the back, its cos whenever im on anything flat (or even worse, downhill) i find myself pedalling so fast even in top gear, i know i have much more power to give but pedalling that fast (i top out at about 30 on the flat) gets knackering.
Wait, lemme guess. You also bench 400 lb, legpress 2000lb, and live in a mansion with your model/wife.
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Originally Posted by ash1234
i know it sounds unreal but it's no joke. theres a 56 tooth chainring on ebay here
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
and im about to fit a 11-23 cassette on the back, its cos whenever im on anything flat (or even worse, downhill) i find myself pedalling so fast even in top gear, i know i have much more power to give but pedalling that fast (i top out at about 30 on the flat) gets knackering.
https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT
and im about to fit a 11-23 cassette on the back, its cos whenever im on anything flat (or even worse, downhill) i find myself pedalling so fast even in top gear, i know i have much more power to give but pedalling that fast (i top out at about 30 on the flat) gets knackering.
Also, 53-11 should go much faster than 30. Anybody want to check on that? 531Aussie??
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Originally Posted by phat bahsturd
Wait, lemme guess. You also bench 400 lb, legpress 2000lb, and live in a mansion with your model/wife.
Eh?
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well at the moment in on 52-12, im talking mph - i CAN hit over 35 on the flat but it just gets tiring after a while pedalling that fast. with my interesting calculations i reckon the 56-11 will be about 17% faster (at the same cadence) than the 52-12
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Originally Posted by ash1234
i know it sounds unreal but it's no joke. theres a 56 tooth chainring on ebay here
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haha no i dont bench press! i'm 19 years old and id be impressed if i could bench press a newspaper, let alone anything else. i have strong legs but not a lot of upper body strength
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Originally Posted by ash1234
haha no i dont bench press! i'm 19 years old and id be impressed if i could bench press a newspaper, let alone anything else. i have strong legs but not a lot of upper body strength
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Originally Posted by ash1234
well at the moment in on 52-12, im talking mph - i CAN hit over 35 on the flat but it just gets tiring after a while pedalling that fast. with my interesting calculations i reckon the 56-11 will be about 17% faster (at the same cadence) than the 52-12
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Originally Posted by ash1234
well im planning on riding with it . . . i dont know what you mean but i want more speed. more. and then some more.
.......anyone heard from 53-11 lately...he's been conspicuous by his absence...unless he has morphed into ash1234?
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Originally Posted by Hitchy
.......anyone heard from 53-11 lately...he's been conspicuous by his absence...unless he has morphed into ash1234?
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Originally Posted by ash1234
well at the moment in on 52-12, im talking mph - i CAN hit over 35 on the flat but it just gets tiring after a while pedalling that fast. with my interesting calculations i reckon the 56-11 will be about 17% faster (at the same cadence) than the 52-12
According to the calculations at analyticcycling.com, 30 mph at 52-12 gearing is only 88 rpm, 35 is only 102. That doesn't seem like an insanely high cadence to me, and I'm a fairly big guy that likes to mash a bit. I find 82-87 rpm is my preferred cruising cadence, but i can maintain 120 or so without too much difficulty.
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Originally Posted by kandnhome
According to the calculations at analyticcycling.com, 30 mph at 52-12 gearing is only 88 rpm, 35 is only 102. That doesn't seem like an insanely high cadence to me, and I'm a fairly big guy that likes to mash a bit. I find 82-87 rpm is my preferred cruising cadence, but i can maintain 120 or so without too much difficulty.
I run a 54x12 on my tandem and we can make move at 25 mph without too much effort, but I don't think I can mash the big gears on a single.
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holy crap, lets see, 56 teefs. lets see now, how many teeth is that 12345............................................................................................... ...56. oh, i see now
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He's baaaaaack! It's 53-11 on steroids.....
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I say go for it, spend some time, and see if it works for you. Afterwards, you will know if you prefer low cadence with big gears, or a higher cadence with a smaller gear. A pro triathlete, prefers his 58 tooth front ring with 700cc wheels and can bike the crowd down at a low cadence. Each person is different, and you have to find out yourself what works for you.
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It does seem like 53x11s get uncomfortable in the mid-forties range. So I can how you would absolutely "need" a 56t for all those times you ride high-forties - or of course into the "50 mph" range.
Didn't they make some big chainsets for bikes with 600c wheels? They were on "tri-bikes"........TT bikes.
Didn't they make some big chainsets for bikes with 600c wheels? They were on "tri-bikes"........TT bikes.