What gears do the "Non Climbers" in the grand tours use to get through the mountains?
Where can you go to see that kind of thing talked about?
I was reading, maybe on Podium Cafe, some racer was talking about the chainrings and cogs he would probably use to get through certain stages of the Giro. He seemed to have a wide selection of sizes to choose in mind. I am guessing the team mechanics will just change that day to day for the different routes and the different riders. He was talking about sizes you never see offered on the usual bike for sale.
It just started me wondering. I wonder who makes them all? You don't see all those different size cassettes and chain-rings on the big three component maker's websites. I will say I got my wide-range cassette from IRD and I love it.
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