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Bought a Kona Blink 14" frame of Ebay to build up for my 9 and half year old. Looking to do as cheap as possible, hence the thought of 1x10 for simplicity for him(ie up down!) Fairly fit lad, no major hills expected. Reckon he would struggle 32 front & 11/36 rear?
Posted : 21/03/2013 3:11 pm
Well, my first MTB 23 years ago was 28/38/48 on the front and a 28 tooth big sprocket on the back, which was normal at the time. We all managed back then, even as youngsters, so I reckon he'll be fine with the significantly lower 1st that 32-36 gives him. Indeed since he hasn't got previous experience of something different he probably won't even notice.
Posted : 21/03/2013 3:37 pm