Originally Posted by warrenginn
I guess you would never be going that fast under a full load, huh? I'm looking at it for day tours (64-100 moles) where I just carry a trunk on my rack. I was thinking that have such a wide range of gears as the Trek 520 offers would be really nice since sometimes I wish I could go faster on the flats to keep up. Maybe it's just overkill... I just like having the flexibility...
If you have the larger triple, what do you cruise in? 14-52? 11-42?
Which triple should you use? The 28/38/48?
If you are doing day rides with just a trunk pack then the 105 triple may suit you perfectly. Then, the bike is basically a more comfortable club ride bike. I don't think I've ever even had my Trek in the 52X11
but I use it for fully loaded touring. I think the LX crank comes with 22/32/44. That would be perfect on the 520 for loaded touring but not for quick day rides. It sounds like you would be happiest with what you already have on the bike.