Originally Posted by
Jumpski
Spinning is winning. Two years ago I went from 11-32 to 11-40 using Wolf Tooth road link ($21.95) while in Thailand, and never looked back. I am currently on the same set up, and will go back to 11-32 state side. I really don't get the whole grinding thing. Serious cyclist here are using 40 rear cassette on road bikes. I learned the hard way
. I am running Shimanno DI2 Ultegra. Have fun
Grinding is whining. (sorry- joke)
I confess that the 11-34 that I put on for the big events is still in use.
But with 48/34 chainrings, I get up a lot of stuff in the big ring so that looks impressive.