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From: Lake Geneva, WI
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Originally Posted by
Altbark
A very interesting thread...
I'd like to put a road bike together with a 46/36 crankset married to a 12-25 rear. With a 27-28mm tire that would give me a usable 102.6 GI's high to a manageable 38.5GI's low. Not necessarily competitive on the local racing circuit or the club paceline but it should be quite usable for the 58 year old century rider / day tourist. Al
I used & enjoyed a 46/38 Cyclocross crankset with an 11-25 ten speed cassette. The bike was very fast on flatter routes, fast enough for most of the group rides in my area.
I really liked staying on the 46t chainring at speeds greater than 13 mph and having a tight range of cogs above 20 mph without ever shifting the front chainrings.
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