Groupset suggstion
08-07-13, 01:37 PM
#51
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Two things:
1) Have a your fitter re-check your position, things change.
b) Save the groupset $ and set-up a secondary road bike as a fixed gear and ride it regularly.
Nothing like riding fixed to promote a smooth efficient pedaling style, a very wide "power band" and blurring leg speed.
An efficient rider makes up for the inevitable holes in the gearing w/ technique, you can't buy smooth but your muscles can learn it.
-Bandera
1) Have a your fitter re-check your position, things change.
b) Save the groupset $ and set-up a secondary road bike as a fixed gear and ride it regularly.
Nothing like riding fixed to promote a smooth efficient pedaling style, a very wide "power band" and blurring leg speed.
An efficient rider makes up for the inevitable holes in the gearing w/ technique, you can't buy smooth but your muscles can learn it.
-Bandera
Last edited by Bandera; 08-07-13 at 01:52 PM.
08-08-13, 02:35 PM
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And +1 on getting a fixed gear bike for training, it really does improve pedaling technique and give you a broader power band. After doing some climbing and descending a couple times a week for a month or two on a fixed gear at say, 46x19, you'll be more than capable at steep climbs with the 38x29 gear on your road bike.
I had trouble with the standard 39x25 low gear on my road bike until I got a fixed gear bike as my commuter and did a few hill climb sessions with it to improve my power; now that same 39x25 is plenty easy for sustained climbs on the road bike. Money spent on upgrades: $0. Self-improvement: priceless.
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