I probably should have asked about the rear derailuer too, but why not swap out to a bigger cassette?
Nashbar has a Shimano SLX 11-32 for fifty buck right now. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry, its a *34*/50 crankset with 12-27 10-speed in the rear. >> > I ride on well maintained roads with rolling terrain. Short hill after >> short hill after short hill. Throw in a few long hills. Not many flats. And >> most flats are tilted up or down. >> > Usually I do about 15 mph. I just stay on the outer cogs for the flats > and spin out on the downhills with the inner chainring. The 34 inner ring > is not low enough for some the longer climbs. > >> >> > I had a triple before this bike. I stayed in the 39 tooth middle ring for > 95% of the time. Dropped to the small ring for climbs. I think when this > Bleriot's drivetrain is shot, I may go with a triple. > > BTW: > Sorry if this is a little OT, but I wanted to hear ideas from fellow > un-racers, and Riv-riders. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/JvRzKn_lIVsJ. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
