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Patrick said:
good idea. they get dirty if ya ride them.

it has a 38T small chainring, and a road cassette.
might be too much for me. although I think i mentioned after riding my cx bike through the winter (2014/15?)
i felt much stronger.

When I went out on Sunday, half the group has 12-34 cassettes on their road bikes.
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There is nothing in NJ that you can't ride with a 38/25 (for gravel / road). That being said, more gears more better.
 
stb222 said:
There is nothing in NJ that you can't ride with a 38/25 (for gravel / road). That being said, more gears more better.
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you are projecting!

and if i look around, I think i could also find where you claim 99% of us shouldn't use anything bigger than a compact set-up in front. 😀
 
Patrick said:
you are projecting!

and if i look around, I think i could also find where you claim 99% of us shouldn't use anything bigger than a compact set-up in front. 😀
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Yes, there is no reason not to run 50/34. However the 34 is rarely ever used around here. But since you have a 38, you are covered anywhere you would ride that bike. Also, you are talking about a cross bike, 50/34 is for a road bike.
 
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small engine -> small ring

so who's with me?

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Patrick said:
good idea. they get dirty if ya ride them.

it has a 38T small chainring, and a road cassette.
might be too much for me. although I think i mentioned after riding my cx bike through the winter (2014/15?)
i felt much stronger.

When I went out on Sunday, half the group has 12-34 cassettes on their road bikes.
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I'm running 1x on the Crux
42/11-42
 
stb222 said:
Yes, there is no reason not to run 50/34. However the 34 is rarely ever used around here. But since you have a 38, you are covered anywhere you would ride that bike. Also, you are talking about a cross bike, 50/34 is for a road bike.
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yeah my systemsix is 52/36, 11-30 cassette. Rarely get out of the 52 around here.
 
I run a 1x on my cross/gravel bike and I found in VT I was running out of gears on both ends. There wasn't anything I couldn't ride but trying to climb Lincoln Gap (24% max grade, steepest continuous mile in the US at 20%-24% grade, 15% avg, 2371 ft) standing up / leaning forward most of the way almost gave my lower back and abs a hernia. Most of the downhills, I had to coast until I had slowed down enough for my highest gear to be usable w/o spinning like a hampster.
 
Patrick said:
small engine -> small ring
so who's with me?
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and I also have a fat ass to tow up the hills.

I ride 50/34 with a 12-27 cassette. I probably use both chainrings equally, although the teeth on the 34 look great and the 50 teeth look pretty sharky.
 
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i'm trying to beat @Norm to 200.....coming from the other direction.
getting close too. Maybe it is some balance of nature thing, where matter can neither created or destroyed,
just transferred?

Been taking gaviscon the last couple days, so it is staring me right in the face. Too much, and the wrong
food. No aerobic exercise. I've been on my feet, and working on ladders, so i'm feeling muscle fatigue
at the end of the day - but that ain't doing it for burning the calories.

Maybe a BIYF push with biggest loser bonus?
 
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