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How to achieve 24t-38t front chainrings
After staring at many a graph and crunching far too many numbers, I've concluded that a 2x, 24-38t chainring setup would provide the best gear ratios for me. I bike near the edge of a valley with ...
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Which rear cog should I remove if I want to add a 26 for climbing?
I have an old road bike with 53-39 rings and 13-23 cassette. Although it's generally flat in my area, I like to get to the top of these hills where they put the radio antennas (without dying). Max ...
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What cadence saves power when climbing?
I'm doing some amateur climbing with a hybrid bike up on a road and I have the following question:
How am I going to save more power - having a lower gear but spinning faster in order to maintain ...
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Improve my riding experience [closed]
I'm new to cycling and I've got a borrowed, older, road bike. I believe it's a 10 speed, with 700 series tires. From what I've been told it was a very expensive bike in the 90's. I'm training for my ...
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Can I modify the gearing on a 2009 Jamis Aurora?
I have a stock 2009 Jamis Aurora.
I'm looking to modify my gear set-up to make climbing hills with large loads a little easier on my knees, as I constantly find myself wishing I had one or more low ...
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Switching to Lower Gears for Climbing
Right now, I've got a SRAM 11/26 cassette. I just moved to San Francisco, and some of the climbs out here (e.g., Mt. Tamalpais) are pretty brutal with over an hour of climbing. My cadence over some of ...
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Can I fit a cassette with a larger range with my Shimano Tiagra 10-speed ( GS-4600) derailleur?
I'm currently running a 2x10 shimano tiagra 10-speed drivetrain with a 50/34 compact crankset, a 12-30 rear cassette, and a Shimano Tiagra GS-4600 derailleur (that's medium cage aka road long cage) on ...
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Should I have a spare cassette or a spare wheel?
I have a road bike that I use for triathlons as well as club rides in the evenings and on weekends. I don't have the bike in front of me, but the range of the cassette is on the low side. I'm more ...
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