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I like a high protein drink.
I like a high protein drink. Try a SPAM smoothie.
I agree, although my
I agree, although my challenge is usually shifting from small to large. The ramps catch the plates of the chain and lift them smoothly up on to the teeth. You can watch this happening. The simple peg on the replacement flat rings is much more agricultural.
Similar issue for me on CX
Similar issue for me on CX bike was the bearings in the free hub were shot, and creaked under load. I replaced the two bearings in the free hub and it was smooth and silky again.
According to Zinn, you would
According to Zinn, you would go for a 47mm chainline. This will give you best shifting and least wear.
Although to Eddy’s point
Although to Eddy’s point below – most of my rides are solo, many are easy cruises, and my racing is mostly cyclocross where I don’t have to keep pace with a tight peloton. Or MTB where I have 9-50.
I like going fast downhill,
I like going fast downhill, and prefer to climb mostly in the saddle rather than labouring up. I use my top gears every ride, and spin out around 62km/h on the road bike. 42/11 would be 10km/h slower downhill.
Depends on where you live and
Depends on where you live and the direction you ride. If I head north from home, there is more downhill on the way back due to post-glacial rebound.
I use 50×11 every ride,
I use 50×11 every ride, plenty of hills and usually as much downhill as uphill. Currently my road bike has 50/34 front and 11-36 (9 speed!) on the back with a 105 mech. Cross bike is 34 front and 11-46 on the back. For the road 1x I would be looking at 9-46 and maybe 44 on the front. I like a very wide range, and not too bothered by gaps.
That is frustrating, but I
That is frustrating, but I can understand how it happens. If you have a supply chain system and staff levels designed for the times when deliveries are reliable, when it goes pear-shaped it’s a huge amount of effort to keep on top of. Lead times from suppliers can suddenly go out at the last minute, and manually updating thousands of customers every time there is a change is really hard.
Unless you find a complete bike in stock, cancelling and switching to another manufacturer risks just going to the back of the queue again.
Meanwhile if anyone can source me a 12 speed SRAM Eagle chain for a reasonable price you can win a Jaffa cake.
I’ve got 32 front 11-46 rear
I’ve got 32 front 11-46 rear on my cyclocross bike, with SRAM Rival. Lots of steep hills locally, so great for going uphill – it will climb up a muddy wall. A bit under geared going downhill – on the road. For road, next time I might go to XD hub and use 9-46.
I don’t have a problem with gaps between ratios – my legs can turn at different cadences without causing a nosebleed, but I confess I’m not a finely honed timetriallist.
If budget isn’t an issue, then as recommended here AXS ‘mullet’ with 9-52 on the back and your choice of chainring up front is the way to go.
The Ultegra crank will come
The Ultegra crank will come apart at the bonding soon enough, then you can replace it with one that matches the power meter.
Very optimistic of you!
Very optimistic of you!
What if you wanted to protest noisily about a cycle lane being removed?
I filled in the consultation.
I filled in the consultation. It was a horrible mess of “Do you think the criminal penalty for trespass should be deportation to the territories for 10 years or 20 years?” Pretty much every outdoor forum I hang out on has been highlighting this since before the last election.
There is a calculator that
There is a calculator that uses simple physics to calculate the power output you need for a climb at a certain speed and height gain. So you could set up the climb you want, figure out a target time that you can achieve at your power output, then you get your speed up the alp.
Then decide what cadence you are comfortable with on a steep hill, and then you can calculate what gears you want to hit that cadence and speed.
https://www.broleur.com/hill-climb-calculator/
Ultegra will take a 42 on the
Ultegra will take a 42 on the back, my daughter has this on her 1x cx bike. My Cx bike with Rival 1x has road tyres on, and I have 34 on the front, and 42 on the back, so I can spin up the steepest hills round here. Road bike (on the turbo at the moment has 50/34 and 30 on the back, but I think I can get to 34 on Shimano 105.
Super low gears can get frowned on in roadie circles, and using anything over a 28 on the back is seen as a character flaw. Coming from an MTB world, where I have 9-50 12 speed, I don’t understand that.
