People are starting to realize that even compacts are geared pretty high for the average person. a 50 is fine for me if I'm going out on a serious ride or I am riding in a paceline, but for rides like the commute, I prefer going with a lower top end gear to prevent too much front shifting and cross chaining. I run a 48/34 on my commuting/trail 650B bike, and I even think I can use a 46.
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:49:57 AM UTC-8, 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/-/pDEjmlrpYrcJ. 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.
