Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Proper bike jargon lesson: don't refer to gears by number. Say how many teeth. So you might say, "I started my climb in my 42 X 21, but by the time I reached the top I was down to my 30 X 23." The first number is the number of teeth on the front ring, called the "chainring," and the second number is the number of teeth on the rear ring, called a "cog." If you don't know how many teeth, get down on your sore knees and count them, noting the numbers on a piece of paper. Memorize them.
The knees are too frail for me to count the teeth at the moment, but I will make a chart before beginning longer distance riding.
This is more of a Bicycle Mechanics question.. but saying my two lowest gears were 30 X 25, and 30 X 27, (it's a standard MTB drivetrain - FSA 27 speed), could I fit a new cassette with a bigger first gear, so it was more like 30 X 25, and 30 X 29... or even 30 X 31?
On my first bike, a �130 Haro Vector, the difference in the size of the biggest cog and the second biggest cog was huge.. noticeably larger than on a standard cassette. It was brilliant for climbing steep hills. I'd like to have that setup on my current bike, but I don't know if it's feasible, with the cables and rear derailleur, etc, etc..
Here's my current bike:
http://www.sunsetmtb.co.uk/shop/inde...category_id=79
Would be a big help if you could tell me how get that bigger gear.
Cheers.
Edit: That's supposed to be 130 pounds. Don't know why it came out like that.