Originally Posted by
ryand
I LOVE your Basso.
First race is next Sunday in Baltimore. I'm thinking about running a 44t ring in the front with a chain guard and the Sram Force in the back though. The 50 / 34 up front doesn't give me a lot of good options for cx.
You shuold do full C-Record on that.
Yeah, there are lots of single chainrings at cyclocross races, although I pass lots of people with my set-up (48-38 x 12-32). I will never understand why people still run 10 speed road cassettes (12-23, 12-25) on cross bikes. You would do so so so much better spinning on a 9 speed mountain cassette (12-32, 12-34) as I often do. I'm contemplating moving down to a single with chain guards on either side, but I find myself using my big ring for flat sprints.