Originally Posted by
Ridefreemc
Thanks DJB. I would like just a touch lower gearing, but alas I have this and at the moment don't want to go to a double up front, or a 12 speed out back (would need new shifting system). I've used this setup in gravel for northern Georgia and it works well on those very steep gravel roads. Got almost 8,000 miles on my old Supremes without issue and had tons left on them, but they felt like they were getting brittle. Hopefully these will hold up well, as they only have about 1,000 or so on them and no signs of wear.
if it works for you with that load, then great and that's all that matters.
I've ridden 2in Supremes on some long trips, month, two , three months with really no issues. Last summer one of my old ones started getting a weird hop in it, but heck it had been ridden half way though Mexico, down through Central America to Costa Rica, across France and other small trips, so it didn't owe me a damn thing.
I just like how they ride, and the 42mm ones like I said are very light and a bit faster than the 2in ones, but with the same really nice ride quality.
Have fun on the trip you have planned.
For the future, there are some nice doubles out there, 40/26 or thereabouts that are super versatile.
I personally prefer a higher top gear also, a bit past 100 gear inches is my preference, so that I can spin up to a bit over 50kph, 30mph and nicer for the few times we get good tailwinds and can bike along for a while at 30-35kph.
show a photo sometime, would be fun to see it.