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Old 12-14-12 | 11:14 PM
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acantor
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Bikes: True North tourer (www.truenorthcycles.com), 2004; Miyata 1000, 1985

Gearing is personal. What works well for someone else might not work for you.

I see nothing particularly unusual about the gearing you are proposing. Will you like it? I don't know. Experience will tell you more than all of the (sage?) advice you will receive here!

Between 1985 and around 1993, I toured on a six-speed double, and found it worked well for everything except climbing long and steep hills. (I don't remember the gearing, but it was probably something like 28 - 48 in front and 14-32 in the back.)

Then I switched to a triple, something like 26-38-50 and 14-32 (six speed). Much better on hills.

A few years later, I changed it to 24-38-50 and 14-32 (six speed). Even better.

Now, I ride 22-36-48 and 12-36 (9 speed). It's almost perfect for me... but for you, I don't know.
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