Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
5800 only comes as a 2x11, so what is your drivetrain gearing setup? Just curious how you mix and matched to turn the 5800 group into a setup with a wide enough range to tour on.
Good question. I haven't gone anywhere mountainous, so maybe this is just blissful ignorance.
I've got a compact chainset 50-34 and an 11-34 cassette. Long cage RD, so I could go 36 I believe. The 34-34 combination is pretty granny, plenty for steepish climbs by my standards anyway in Michigan dune country. But if I went to the Andes or Himalayas I might be in for a nasty surprise.