Originally Posted by erlomd

wow...thanks guys for all the advice...I think I'm going to do what the overall majority here says and change the rear cassette to a 11-23 or a 12-23, probably the latter...i guess i am missing the 16tooth gear...and thats causing a gap in-between my 15th and 17th rear cog.
if that isn't enough, ill change my front crank gears to a 53/42...thanks guys for all the help ill keep the modifications posted as i move along...
as for the low cadence, ill try to bump it up to 80...but i feel fine at a lower cadence since our overall speeds are around 16-17mph with occasional sprints to +20mph but not to get too off topic.