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27-01-12, 09:12 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
Ok, just caught this on the Tv tonight
'On Hannibal's trail' 3 guys cycling Hannibal's trail from Spain to Rome. Tonight's was a bit of the Pyrenees, but next week its Mount Ventoux and the Alps. Better than most of the Friday night Tv http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t6skb
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28-01-12, 05:21 PM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
Winter rides are starting to get some hills in them ready for summer
 50 miles today including the horrible drag up Butterfly Hill on the A5 and then back over the Horseshoe Pass. Then to cap it all as I had ridden from home today I had the hill back up to mine at the end of the ride.... burning thighs today!Must be feeling frisky though, I cleaned the bike and ordered some stuff from Wiggle as well!
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28-01-12, 05:38 PM
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Good effort.
Day off for me today, will be out tomorrow with Dipper though. 
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29-01-12, 10:36 AM
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I 'm just putting together a road bike and was wondering what your views are on rear cassettes.
I'm using shimano drivetrain and this will be the first time in a while since I rode a "racer". I see they have 12t 25 and 12t 28 teeth. I'm have a double up front and reasonably unfit. I was wondering what I should consider when choosing the rear cassette? any help gratefully received.
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29-01-12, 10:59 AM
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Re: The Cycling Thread
12-25.
Might find it a bit harder for the first few rides, but I have a bike with compact up front and a 12-28 and it's hell when you start shifting, can never find the right gear and I rarely need the 28. I'd definately go for a 12-25 |
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29-01-12, 11:32 AM
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I run a 12-27 on the back with a 39 - 53 on the front, its enough so I can get up all the local hills in my area. For Sportives, especially the ones I have done over Dartmoor and Exmoor I swap the front double for a compact which is a 50 - 34, so my lowest gear then is 34 x 27 which is enough to get me up a 25% gradient. 12 - 25 in a flat area with a double gives a nice close spread of gears and as EssexDave says, avoids playiing the front chainring two step where you keep shifting all the time to find the "right" gear. 12 - 27 is almost as good, but gives a slightly lower top gear and its hilly where I live so thats why I run that.
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29-01-12, 11:34 AM
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I know we have some hills, but nothing 25%  I should say, I have a triple on the front with a 11-23. (I know it's not cool) I do not need it anymore. It was back when I started cycling and couldn't get up a 0.00005% incline without struggling out of the saddle in my lowest gear. Now I rarely use the 34T on the front and have a 39/50 that I basically use. When I upgrade I will get a 34/50 and a 39/53. |
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29-01-12, 11:43 AM
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Yep, 12 - 25 would be the way to go, there's less big gaps between the ratio's making it easier to find a comfortable gear.
Even if you have to do some/part of the rides in the little front chainring 12 - 25 will be fine for Essex
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29-01-12, 01:39 PM
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cheers for the info guys..will get the rest of the parts over the week and get on with riding the thing
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29-01-12, 07:46 PM
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