1987 Schwinn High Sierra
08-21-09, 08:25 PM
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1987 Schwinn High Sierra
I've got a 1987 Schwinn High Sierra.
I haven't been much of a rider at all, but my wife and I have been getting into it this summer. There's lots of cool paths around here and we've really enjoyed riding.
My wife is riding an old Trek 820- I usually go behind her because I can keep up with her. However, I've noticed on our rides that when she's not in her highest gear (middle cog in front and somewhere in the middle in the back) she still seems to be pedaling about the same as me in my highest gear.
Is there a smaller set of cogs for the rear of my bike?
I haven't been much of a rider at all, but my wife and I have been getting into it this summer. There's lots of cool paths around here and we've really enjoyed riding.
My wife is riding an old Trek 820- I usually go behind her because I can keep up with her. However, I've noticed on our rides that when she's not in her highest gear (middle cog in front and somewhere in the middle in the back) she still seems to be pedaling about the same as me in my highest gear.
Is there a smaller set of cogs for the rear of my bike?
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08-21-09, 08:29 PM
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"about the same" can still have enough variability in it to account for the different gears. I find that it is difficult to tell at a glance if my cadence and the cadence of someone near me is exactly the same.
But, yes, there are different ways to gear a bike. She could have different chainrings than you, or different rear cogs. However, I would bet that stock these bikes would have nearly identical gearing.
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But, yes, there are different ways to gear a bike. She could have different chainrings than you, or different rear cogs. However, I would bet that stock these bikes would have nearly identical gearing.
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08-21-09, 08:47 PM
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Back in the day, cogs didn't get very small, that's why chainrings were so big on MTBs.
I'm going to guess a 14T is the smallest cog you can get on that freewheel.
Pedaling quickly isn't a bad thing, just learn to do it smoothly and it's good for ya.
I'm going to guess a 14T is the smallest cog you can get on that freewheel.
Pedaling quickly isn't a bad thing, just learn to do it smoothly and it's good for ya.
08-22-09, 03:49 PM
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Go to the Sheldon Brown site and use the gear calculator to compare the two bikes. Then you will know for sure whether there is any significant gearing difference between the two bikes.
08-22-09, 04:05 PM
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Thanks a lot guys!
Not exactly what I wanted to hear- I counted the teeth on the smallest gears on each bike-12 on the Trek, 14 on the Schwinn. I didn't go through the trouble of counting the front teeth. But I thank you very much for your experience!
Not exactly what I wanted to hear- I counted the teeth on the smallest gears on each bike-12 on the Trek, 14 on the Schwinn. I didn't go through the trouble of counting the front teeth. But I thank you very much for your experience!
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