Originally Posted by
NeezyDeezy
I see they still haven't learned their lessons about gear ratios. Just imagine how many more bikes they'd sell if they used the proper chain ring sizes and cassette for loaded touring...
+1
They dropped the big and middle rings to 50 and 39, that gives a pretty healthy 123 inch top gear, but passed on the opportunity to go to a smaller small ring.
I'm only just noticing that the past couple of years they've been using the V-brakes. I prefer cantilevers, and that would make a greater variety of brake levers possible.
Speedo