I think the reason folks are "giving away" their 53/39 cranksets is that the 53 is useless. A 53x11 is good for one thing: pedaling at >>45MPH. For those of us who only reach 45MPH on steep descents, that's a useless gear. I'd just unbolt the 53, lose the front der, and run the bike as a 1x9 with a 39 tooth ring and 11-36 in back. That would do everything I would need to do on a light road bike. My absolute max I ever go to on my builds is a 4:1 top gear. That used to be a 52x13, then it was a 48x12, and now it's a 44x11. 44/28 with an 11-36 would be sensational.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 10:11:45 AM UTC-8 brenton...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > > I am thinking about going NOS or near-new-vintage crankset for a build. > Nothing against modern stuff, but eBay seems to have a plethora of nice > shimano 105/600 cranksets in great shape for under $100. > > I know 90s road bike gearing was more focused on racing with small > cassettes in the rear. But has anyone had success or suggestions > for/against getting an older shimano square taper road double with 53/39 or > 52/42ish and paired with an 11-36 9spd cassette? Seems like Riv doesn't > offer any doubles with outer ring bigger than 46 and the smaller rings are > in the 20s. > > I have a triple on my Sam and spend 90% of my time in the middle ring, > even on tough climbs, and I've had several doubles on vintage road bikes/CX > bikes in the past. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2c31b694-a45a-458d-86e5-2ae9b9710e35n%40googlegroups.com.
