56 tooth chainring
11-04-04, 03:36 PM
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Yeah, what dick head said
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11-11-04, 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ash1234
is a 56 tooth chainring plain crazy or does it make sense on a road bike? i'm planning to use it with 11t on the back
11-11-04, 06:05 AM
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With a 52-11 you get about 30mph at 80rpm and 38mph at 100rpm. You should be able to sustain 90 to 100rpm for extended periods. If not you need to work on strength and technique not look for higher gears.
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With a 52-11 you get about 30mph at 80rpm and 38mph at 100rpm. You should be able to sustain 90 to 100rpm for extended periods. If not you need to work on strength and technique not look for higher gears.
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Originally Posted by ash1234
haha no i dont bench press! 
i'm 19 years old and id be impressed if i could bench press a newspaper, let alone anything else. i have strong legs but not a lot of upper body strength
i'm 19 years old and id be impressed if i could bench press a newspaper, let alone anything else. i have strong legs but not a lot of upper body strength
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Originally Posted by diver2
I have a tadpole Sun Bike i am going to try to go from a 53 to a 56 chainring any body think it will work ?
Although I did enjoy reading posts back from 53atw's glory days.
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