7 speed rear 11-23 confused noob
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26x23 is a damn low gear... lower than that wouldn't make much sense unless you're riding pitches over 15% or carrying 50 pounds of gear up long climbs. It sounds like you've barely ridden this bike - get some time in the saddle before you start changing things around.
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I don't know if current one is the same, but they also needed an obscure free wheel remover.
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But thanks for the heads-up, I'll keep a close eye on this FW. I picked it because it has a reasonably large cog without the huge, 10-tooth jump of the Shimano Mega-range.
I can always go back to the Shimano 13-28 FW; I have a triple up front so I don't absolutely need a giant rear cog.
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26x23 is a damn low gear... lower than that wouldn't make much sense unless you're riding pitches over 15% or carrying 50 pounds of gear up long climbs. It sounds like you've barely ridden this bike - get some time in the saddle before you start changing things around.
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BTW, shimano in recent years, but not now, made a Mega range freewheel in 11-28. i can attest to the fact that they are very high quality. you might find one on ebay if you are lucky. they also made them in up to 32t, i think. i don't recall exactly.
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