Originally Posted by
5ofus
Yes, did you read my original post? I said "except uphill". I do get it spinning on the largest gear, but my corncob cassette is really small so no big deal.
I'll try again. This is your post
#70 "I usually have my
cassette on the
largest gear except on extreme uphill."
Cassette = thing on the rear wheel.
I think you are talking about your crank/chainrings, not the cassette.
If you are talking about your cassette - are you using "largest" as in "most gear inches", "hardest to push" etc, or are you using largest as in "biggest diameter/most teeth"?
Originally Posted by
5ofus
...my corncob cassette is really small so no big deal.
I still think your pedalling technique is way off. A 39/53 crank together with a 12-21 cassette on a 28"/700C/622 mm wheeled bike should give you a comfortable speed range of around 13-25 MPH on the small ring, while the speed range on the big ring is something like 18-35 MPH.
Originally Posted by
5ofus
I am experiencing all 14 of the gears and with its current teeth it's not enough!
For serious hills I can see that.
Changing to a (supposedly) MTB cassette and rear derailer (34T big) will drop your lower comfortable speed range to about 8 MPH. But even on 9-speed, I wouldn't like the big steps from one gear to the next.
Me, I'd much prefer a MTB/Touring triple crank and a more tightly spaced cassette instead. Outside a race setting, staying on power at 30+ MPH doesn't bring any practical benefit.