Originally Posted by
dunrobin
52*11-32 red cassette.. Only used the 32 once... And no weight penalty.. Regular force WiFli derailleur but 52 is narrow wide. The penalty is quicker wear wear.
That looks like a sweet bike for sure!
But, I like the longest steepest hills I can find so that bike is one that would never be in my stable.
Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=500393]jackbombay[/MENTION], tell us about that 850% drivetrain.
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Its on my tall bike, triple up front, 54 big ring, 39 middle ring 24 granny ring. 11-36 cassette, here is a pic of it with a close ratio cassette on it, 11-28, the 11-36 of course swaps right on but its currently on my carbon road bike, here is a pic,
I actually just did a full overhaul on my tall bike, my frame builder buddy built me a proper fork with disc tabs for it, and he added disc tabs to the rear when I was at his shop last summer. My old fork had a 1" steer tube, and I upgraded to a 1 1/8" steer tube so I had to chop the old head tube off and add a new one. Went with some plain jane Deore hydraulic MTB disc brakes, 160mm rotors, catalyze automotive paint too, I also painted a bunch of stuff black, the old rear derailleur was SOOOOO sloppy, a "Mega 9" shimano long cage from 2008, and I found a NOS one on ebay that was even black, shifting is so crispy now! I'm pretty happy with how it all came out. 700x32 tires.
