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Originally Posted by
MrEss
53 and 48 are pretty big gears for a double, especially for someone who claims to not ride very fast.
Yeah — 48 does not give you much of a break — I would guess for criterium racing on the flat with a close ratio cluster. I don't claim any athletic status as a cyclist, but I am happy most of the time with 52/39 on 14-28T. Finding RD's to change on that combo is not difficult. If the OP wants to go with 52/42 on his 38T "perfect", I think that he needs to think about finding a SunTour Xc MTB RD. Nice piece of gear and not too heavy.
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Last edited by Lenton58; 11-24-12 at 08:12 PM.