http://www.gear-calculator.com/# is also a fantastic resource. I don't know if there are technical points that are missing from one or the other but the graphical nature of it appeals to me more than the sheldon page.
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:05:01 PM UTC-8, Ron Mc wrote: > > have you been through a gear calculator? http://sheldonbrown.com/gears/ > put in the gears you know you're keeping, include the 50 chainring first, > then vary the 50 (smaller) and check the results. If you find a chainring > size that gives you more useful gears and few overlaps, it's worth swapping > out the big chainring to something (not randomly) smaller. > > > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:49:57 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote: >> >> I have a compact crankset that came on the Bleriot with 36/50 rings. I >> spend 95% of my time in the small ring because my area is rolling terrain >> and I am just not strong enough to stay in the big ring for very long >> around here. >> So my question is: >> >> Does one need to train to be strong enough to stay in the big ring alot? >> >> I am under the impression that people stay in the big ring and only drop >> to the small ring for climbs. I am average size and build. What am I >> missing? >> > -- 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/-/cm3r2lro5fQJ. 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.
