Originally Posted by
CaptainHaddock
So can you talk about the gearing? It looks like you've got the FSA gossamer setup with standard rings in the front, and it's my impression that BF tends to run larger rings in the front to compensate. I ask, as I've always been under the understanding that as you reduce wheel-size, you loose gear-inches / speed & gain rotational friction.
It's a 3 x 8: 52/39/30T & 11-34T
For our needs:
- errand running
- touring
- casual road rides [we aren't ever going to race]
The gearing seems fine. I have no plans to change anything. So far I haven't wanted a bigger gear or a lower gear. I am relatively insensitive to gaps between gears as I am happy to change cadence a lot.
We spend most of our time in the middle ring in the city and in the big ring on more open roads. The granny gets used only for the steepest hills.
I like the bar end shifters a lot. They shift well and I can tell which gear I am in by the position of the levers.