Originally Posted by
vertical bob
30 some post and not one mention of gear inches. That is the true gauge as to what gear ratio you are in,Goggle it.
You obviously missed the original post.
Originally Posted by
TrojanHorse
Just wondering what people use for their drive train. I currently have a 53/39 and 12/26 which requires a fair amount of pedal pressure to get up a big hill.
For some of the hillier centuries around here, do folks use compact cranks or is this just a matter of needing to HTFU?
My current line of thinking is that a 50/34 and 11/28 (I think a normal SRAM RD will accommodate 28 but not 32) will improve my success rate with hills. That nets me a low gear of 31.9 inches instead of my current 39.5 inches.
Thoughts?
Honestly though, I know what 39/26 feels like, I have no idea what 32 gear inches feels like.