Have built up a 29er scandal frame for road / commuting duties. Am running 30c cyclocross tyres and 1x10 gearing. Am I just going to pedal out all the time ? Knees are shot at moment so it does appeal to me. Am in Cumbria so plenty ups and downs.
I also saw this, due in to Charlie bikemonger, soon, it runs 1x10, so assume it's going to be fine.
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I saw that and thought it would be useless on the road. Making it useless everywhere.
1x9 on my London Road 34t chairing, 11-32 cassette and 35mm tyres, it's a little spinny on the flat if I am in a hurry, climbs quite well (more useful to me) and I just make use of that there gravity for descending...
I could always fit a bigger ring if I feel the need, but it's been quite fun so far.
Give it a whirl...
Hi,
Used to have old, heavy, steel roadie for commuting duties.
40t chainring, 12/30 cassette. It was more than competent on my road to work Rothrerham to Worksop and back as well as on rides around Peak District.
Even managed to do C2C on that one.
I would only change tyres into something more roadish than cyclorossish.
Personally using Vittorria Rondonneur (28c) and they are very nice. Since November last year, when I started commuting only have 2 punctures.
Cheers!
I.
My comuter (Carrerra Subay 26" wheel) runs 10spd 11-36 x 48t.
Not very hilly round here.
Hussles along in a fashion.
It's fine, but I'd want a much bigger chain ring than on that salsa.
Bravado to one side, pick a chainring to suit your needs, if you are a natural spinner, are maybe going to load the bike up a bit with luggage, maybe take it offroad a bit more and/or just want to save your knees a bit, pick something on the smaller size...
If you're strong and happy to grunt a bit, if it's unlikely to leave the tarmac for very long or do big loaded up tours then perhaps a bigger ring will suit, chainrings can be changed if you really want a different range for a specific task it's 5 minute job... But definitely give it a go.
I've been 1x9 on my town/trailer bike for about 5 years now..
I use a 38 tooth up front, with an 11-34 cassette to give me enough range for pulling a trailerful of kids up the steep hills on the school run..
I rarely spin out but then I'm never in a very big hurry..
I've got a feeling that I read somewhere 38x11 can get you up to nearly 30mph on a 26er
1x10 on my Whyte Shoreditch commuter. It's ace.
Just might depend on the gear ratios, your roads, what you are used to and like etc?
say 36/11 works out at 91" (set 28" wheel)
People ride fixed, you can survive with 1x9. Just don't stick a 53 or a 22 on the front and you'll be fine.
Been riding 1x9 and 1x10 for the last 5 years on my mountain bikes, just got used to spinning out on flats and coasting downhill. In the commuter bike, will be running 32 front, 11-32 rear, been for a 14 mile test ride today between house and work, all fine, perhaps could have gone faster on flat road sections but climbs were fine.
Probably going to be fine in the dark with rucksack on, and driving rain which is normal for Cumbria.
Really don't want to buy a road bike..
Mine is 1x9 but with (I think) a 50T chainring and an mtb block. It's rubbish offroad, geared too tall, but if I geared it otherwise it'd be rubbish on road.
YMMV, my commute is down a big hill to work, then back up it to get home so I want a mega pedalling gear for that and a reasonable climbing gear. I wouldn't want to ride it up an alp frankly and if things were flatter I could drop down a load of gears.
1x10 on my CdF in the High Peak (so also slightly hilly) for commuting duties and such. I think it's a 38t chainring with 11/36 cassette which works out perfect.
Running a 39 front, 11-30 8 speed rear on my CX/gravel/commuter/whatevertoday'snewnameis kafenbak and it's fine. Rode it across England on the trans pennine trail a few months ago. Took it for a blast in ecclesall woods this afternoon. No gearing issues at all.