Originally Posted by
GhostRider62
I use a 53/39 or 50/34 and 11-32 11 speed and absolutely never use the small ring at 40 km/h. My touring cadence is around 70-72 rpm. Spinning a 39 chainring at 40 km/h is very inefficient, metabolically and mechanically. I am not sure why you are talking about 50km/h.
As far as doing some research, no thanks. You do realize one does not need to use every ratio on the cluster, right? Or that the unpublished chainwraps are very conservative, right?
Everything you say is correct, and yes I meant I can use the 39t to spin up to 40 or whatever, but the main issue here is that we are talking about touring. (Plus I'm an old skinny dude)
But again, it's up to the person in question to figure out what gearing works for them, those of us who have toured a lot can only give recommendations.
As for research, neither you or me want to take the time to figure out components and gearing ideas, but this person will have to.
Ya, I've gone past official ratings before, but again we come back to the specific stuff they would like to use.
Anyway, I hope they sort it out and more importantly, see if they actually like touring.