Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
If you're running the stock 42/18, there's your problem right there. That looks to be around 63 gear inches, a good road ratio is 70+ gear inches.
You seem obsessed with frames. You need to get over that and understand the performance difference for road frames is not going to be that different especially if you're just comparing the Wabi and the Tricross.
Change your gearing to an appropriate road gearing, get some thinner/lighter tires and try that first. Frames aren't going to make a difference if your sitting there spinning your brains out with 63 g.i.
I hear ya. I run a 48x19 for commuting around town, but have a 17 on the other side for more up tempo rides. I don't expect to hang with a group once they start bumping up the pacelines, but do have a harder time maintaining a given speed on my FG.
I'll go ahead and try to make those changes to my FG first. Any good tire recommendations? This bike is also my rain bike, so I'd probably wanna stick to 25s or 28s. Flat proofness is highly valued. I like GP4000s on my road bike, but it would be nice to find something a bit cheaper.