went up the banking on a couple of laps ?
I live in one of the flatter parts of the Netherlands, the only 'hills' are bridges over the highway.
I've got a compact and 13-27 and live in Reading, so no big hills, but lots of short sharp ones, and lots of bail out routes for days when the legs don't want to know. I'll happily admit to being an unfit fat biffer though so I'd advise whatever makes you happy, except a tripple they're just wrong.
Triple 53/42/30 and 29-13 here. Big ring for descents, middle for most everything else and 30 for climbing.
cookeaa - MemberSurely that Massive Cock just adds extra weight and potentially diverts blood flow from the guns?
It's carbon fibre.
50/34 and 11-25 for me. Relatively lumpy round here, but it's not exactly the alps.
50-11 gives a taller top gear than 53-12, and getting an 11-25 insteading of a 12-26 or whatever was a cheaper way of getting a slightly taller top gear without the expense of chainrings.
Horses for courses but this works nicely for me.
I'd never really thought about this. Apparently I have a 50/34 and 12/25. Does me up all the hills round the Dales/North Pennines/Lakes and only end up grinding once it gets up around 20%* but I think I'd want something lower on something really long.
*or when I'm blowing up.
I have got "SORA 50/39/30 triple crankset, 9-speed 12/25 cassette" apparently 😉
I would like a bigger cog at the back as up a few stiff climbs I am still faster on my Mtb than I am on this. To be honest, I don't get all the snobbery. Ride what you want. I like the idea of being able to leave home and ride up anything I encounter. If that means hauling around a couple of extra teeth then so be it 🙂
Nedrapier- It's not a macho thing, if you've got a 48 tooth chainring that's designed for a hybrid which is great because you'll mostly be riding on your own and not wanting to sweat. However 48 /11 will max you out at 31mph for 100 rpm so in a fast group road ride it'll leave you a little short of pace.
Equally so if you want to winch up an off road climb you'll need a real low gear or maybe your building fitness or maybe your absolutely smashing it and live in Suffolk in which case 52/39 -12/23 is all you need, it's just different options but you can say some are more suited to road, commuting, MTB, touring, etc.
Guy in our group on Sunday had something like 25-24-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16
Never seen anything like it.
Haze - MemberGuy in our group on Sunday had something like 25-24-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16
Never seen anything like it.
Clearly you've never watched countdown.
Incidentally, for my fellow big strong manly men with massive cocks, I see Wolftooth now do a 52T narrow/wide chainring. It's not cheap though...
