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Originally Posted by
stapfam
And for me- I like the sound of the Tiagra 12/30 for use with my triple. 5 years ago I went to Mont Ventoux and used 28/28 as my lowest gear on a triple and it worked. That 1 to 1 ratio has an appeal to me as I know it works.
I've combined a 50, 39 & 26 Crankset with the 10 speed Tiagra 12-30 cassette. The 26t small chainring and 30t rear cog combination can crawl up a 20% slope at 2.7 mph with a 40 rpm cadence.
The practical chain-wrap capacity, with a correct length chain, of the road "GS" RD allows the big-big combination of 50t front Chainring & 30t rear cog with a little safety margin and also allows the small-small combination of 26t & 12t without any slack in the chain.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 04-24-12 at 10:31 AM.