Originally Posted by YMCA
Instead of getting a 52x14, you can always buy a 45 tooth chainring and run it with your 12 in the back. We have a number of juniors that do that, so there is never a worry about having to change the set screw. It also keeps you used to riding with that gear limit at all your training rides.
I considered that too but would it work to run 45-42 up front? What I think I will probably do since I have 2 road bikes (A older Fuji Team and an aluminum Lemond Alpe D'Huez) is run the Fuji as a race bike with the cassette blocked to 14 and the existing 53 tooth ring and try to find some 20c tubulars, which according to the USCF site should work. I will leave it set up like this permenantly and do quite a bit of training on it to get used to it. I'll also leave my TT bike set up this way as well. Now I just need to save up for and find a at least one 20c clincher for the time trial and at least one 20c tubular for the road bike (anyone have any they want to donate to the cause) or a 45 tooth chainring I guess.
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