Old 04-02-10, 11:28 PM
  #24  
paul2432
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Westlake Village, CA
Posts: 415
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by cyccommute
The only issue I see is that a 42/11 is a pretty low high gear. You'll spin it out easily.
30mph on 700c wheels is just under 100rpm on a 42/11 (assuming my math is right). Do you really need to pedal much faster than 30 mph on a touring bike?

Paul
paul2432 is offline