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Originally Posted by
bradtx
azza_333, I'd start with a 24T granny and a chain catcher. Then a cassette if still not low enough for you. Here's the gear inch differences:
[TABLE]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TH="bgcolor: yellow"]22[/TH]
[TD="align: center"]9.1 %[/TD]
[TH="bgcolor: yellow"]24[/TH]
[TD="width: 12%, align: center"]16.7 %[/TD]
[TH="bgcolor: yellow"]28[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: yellow"]32[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: white"]18.7[/TH]
[TD][/TD]
[TH="bgcolor: white"]20.4[/TH]
[TD][/TD]
[TH="bgcolor: white"]23.8[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]6.3 %[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: yellow"]34[/TH]
[TH="bgcolor: white"]17.6[/TH]
[TD][/TD]
[TH="bgcolor: white"]19.2[/TH]
[TD][/TD]
[TH="bgcolor: white"]22.4
[/TH]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Brad
+1. I'm running a 48, 36 & 22 crankset with an 11-32 nine speed cassette and 700xthirty-something sized tires. It's an enormous range. I can stay in the 50 to 100 cadence range from 3 mph to 35 mph. I can't imagine a touring cyclist needing a wider range.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 01-31-15 at 12:58 PM.