Originally Posted by
trailangel
Woa nelly partner. 48T chainring and 10T on the rear cassette with those tires is a 137 inch gear. You might be able to spin that out at 45mph. (72 kmh)
32T chainring in front with 10T rear is a 91 inch gear. Quite appropriate for this bike and tires.
This is why people still favor double and triple plate in front.
Why you only think about the top Salsa Woodsmoke model with 10-50 cassette? My chosen cassette is 11-46 or 11-50 and GRAVEL 1x oval 110 / 4 BCD DA9100 U8000 chainring from AbsoluteBLACK with crank Shimano 105 FC-5800.
Last edited by pcconsult; 09-14-19 at 02:44 PM.