Do any pros use a triple?
02-27-06, 03:17 PM
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One reason for using a triple on steeper stuff is that uphill is when your body would really like to be spinning at higher rpm's. Same reason your car wants to do so when going uphill than when it's on flat or going downhill.
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Originally Posted by Sincitycycler
A recent bike mag had an article interviewing Gilberto Simoni about The Giro. He has a back-up bike with a triple on it and is strongly considering using it up the Morzine which I think Lance Armstrong said it was the toughest climb he has ever tried - LA said that his 39x27 was still too steep. This coming from a guy who generates 500+ watts!!
The angliru https://www.salite.ch/angliru.htm from last year's Vuelta looks quite worse (and even on TV the guys were looking like they would finish on foot...)
