Standard double, or compact
05-24-09, 04:32 PM
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Is there a 53/35 ( or even better a 34 ) chainring combo ? ( Yes, I just did "the math" on my 53/40 and do NOT like how many gears "overlap"... )
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05-24-09, 04:43 PM
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the lack of overlap with a 53/34 will make plenty of cross chaining possibilities and wishing you had shifters that can dump through the cassette.
if you really want that super tall gear, pick up a DA 56T outer, 42T middle and 32T inner.
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I have a compact, but it's a 50/39...
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You can get a 110 bcd compact crank which will allow you to use a 34 and although uncommon you can get a 53 for it as well. But I doubt the derailer would be able to shift it...
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Have a 50/34 & 11/25 on my new Felt F75. I'm fairly new to road biking, but no stranger to climbing on a mountain bike. However, the area where I live is somewhat of a conundrum for me. There are many miles of flat bike trails where I wish I had a standard instead of the compact. But I get off those trails, and there are plenty of hills, some of them steep enough that I find myself needing to stand up and mash to the top.
I sometimes wonder if switching out with a cassette that has a 27 would be just about perfect for my situation.
I sometimes wonder if switching out with a cassette that has a 27 would be just about perfect for my situation.
05-24-09, 09:20 PM
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My commuter road bike is a triple with 53/42/30. I spend 40%of my time in the 42 ring, 35% in the 53, and only 20% in the 30, but that 20% of the time I am there, I need it with the hills on my commute.
05-25-09, 02:17 AM
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I ride 53/39 which is fine for the D.C. area but I got killed on the hills in Strawberry Fields Forever this year (great ride BTW). Just not used to the much longer hills. I knew I was in trouble when most of the other riders were showing up with triples and compacts!
<edit>I rode with my standard 12-25 cassette.</edit>
<edit>I rode with my standard 12-25 cassette.</edit>
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