Cassette question? More top end speed?
09-24-19, 04:09 PM
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09-27-19, 07:24 AM
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Back when I had my custom Roadtech I felt the same way; as if I needed more top end gear. Nowadays on the gray ghost, the 52 is taxing. Despite having no problems pushing my ratrod with a 60 on it and it being a heavier bike. I will get back to pushing that 52, but I don't want to get to that point where it feels like I'm faster than the bike. But maybe that's a good thing... to be able to spin in final drive versus it being any kinda chore.
I know the OP is gone, but there's always a folding bike crank...
I know the OP is gone, but there's always a folding bike crank...
10-02-19, 07:07 AM
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I caught an "SCS" in the original post. Don't care that the model says it's not but with SCS you're running what is essentially a cross bike. You put a 50 on it. You want to go faster.
1. Spin. You're mashing.
2. Put a 53 on it (have we really come to the point where people have forgotten that a 53 is considered a "full sized" crank?) - you already have an 11. That's as big as you can go on your setup.
3. Get an actual road bike instead of a cross bike masquerading as a road bike.
1. Spin. You're mashing.
2. Put a 53 on it (have we really come to the point where people have forgotten that a 53 is considered a "full sized" crank?) - you already have an 11. That's as big as you can go on your setup.
3. Get an actual road bike instead of a cross bike masquerading as a road bike.
Save that 11 for mashing with a huge tailwind.
10-02-19, 07:16 AM
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I caught an "SCS" in the original post. Don't care that the model says it's not but with SCS you're running what is essentially a cross bike. You put a 50 on it. You want to go faster.
1. Spin. You're mashing.
2. Put a 53 on it (have we really come to the point where people have forgotten that a 53 is considered a "full sized" crank?) - you already have an 11. That's as big as you can go on your setup.
3. Get an actual road bike instead of a cross bike masquerading as a road bike.
1. Spin. You're mashing.
2. Put a 53 on it (have we really come to the point where people have forgotten that a 53 is considered a "full sized" crank?) - you already have an 11. That's as big as you can go on your setup.
3. Get an actual road bike instead of a cross bike masquerading as a road bike.
10-02-19, 08:52 AM
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Do you really pedal over 40mph? Do you know how much power it takes to increase speed over 40 mph? Well... uh.. it's a lot. (math, physics... not my thing) but, there's that exponential thing - power to overcome wind resistance.
You're better off getting in your most bestest tuck and saving your legs for the inevitable climb that follows every 40 mph descent... it's just past that little bridge over that creek you can't see.
You're better off getting in your most bestest tuck and saving your legs for the inevitable climb that follows every 40 mph descent... it's just past that little bridge over that creek you can't see.
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10-02-19, 09:16 AM
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If he is inexperienced that's all the more reason to work on the engine as opposed to the transmission. There's more to gain "bang for the buck" by doing so.
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10-02-19, 01:36 PM
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My point was if he's a masher he's not spinning that thing up to 42 mph, so why would he need a bigger gear?
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10-02-19, 01:40 PM
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What is an "SCS"? A couple of years back the Diverge and the Roubaix shared the same frame, and many components but were geared differently and came with different tires etc. I quickly learned that the Diverge was more of a 'do it all' road bike than a true road bike so I have been making some upgrades to make it more potent and capable on the roads. Especially now that I am living in Florida where its flat and consistent and fast. SO, I upgraded my 48/32 to a 50/34. Still in packs I see guys on truer road bikes carrying the same speed I am yet they have more gears to go then I do. SO, my thought process was the cassette was the next thing I can upgrade to get some more efficiency and speed out of the bike BEFORE I invest in another bike altogether. Thanks.
Are you spun out? Do you often spin out in your highest gear? Just trying to understand what's going on.
10-02-19, 07:27 PM
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You actually use your 50x11? I sure don't--at least not on a level grade. 50x15 is about my highest useful gear on the flat, which gets me going about 26 mph (but not for long).
Gears higher than that (50x14, 50x13, 50x12, 50x11) on flat terrain are just hypothetical.
Gears higher than that (50x14, 50x13, 50x12, 50x11) on flat terrain are just hypothetical.
10-05-19, 09:32 PM
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Something else to consider is that not all gravel/cross bikes have enough clearance to fit a double with a 53 chainring. I know that is true of some of Trek’s Boone cross bikes.
Also, SCS hubs were a proprietary design by Specialized for a couple of years where they tried to solve the right problem with the wrong solution. If that’s what the OP has, it’s worth being aware that they can’t be replaced with any off-the-shelf hubs/wheels.
Also, SCS hubs were a proprietary design by Specialized for a couple of years where they tried to solve the right problem with the wrong solution. If that’s what the OP has, it’s worth being aware that they can’t be replaced with any off-the-shelf hubs/wheels.
10-07-19, 03:48 PM
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Something else to consider is that not all gravel/cross bikes have enough clearance to fit a double with a 53 chainring. I know that is true of some of Trek’s Boone cross bikes.
Also, SCS hubs were a proprietary design by Specialized for a couple of years where they tried to solve the right problem with the wrong solution. If that’s what the OP has, it’s worth being aware that they can’t be replaced with any off-the-shelf hubs/wheels.
Also, SCS hubs were a proprietary design by Specialized for a couple of years where they tried to solve the right problem with the wrong solution. If that’s what the OP has, it’s worth being aware that they can’t be replaced with any off-the-shelf hubs/wheels.
