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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-17-23, 11:21 AM

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Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10

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Posted By cyccommute

So you must be perfectly happy with every single...

So you must be perfectly happy with every single component they make or have ever made? Really? Every single one? Still rockin’ U-brakes? Using RapidRise derailers? Using a Uniglide hub? ...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-17-23, 10:22 AM

Replies: 58

Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10

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Posted By cyccommute

Shimano can be incredibly stupid. They generally...

Shimano can be incredibly stupid. They generally design equipment for bikes that are pampered and for mostly limited use. When you take those parts out into the real world and use them for years,...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-12-23, 11:48 AM

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Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10

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Posted By cyccommute

I had several of them. Never had any shifting...

I had several of them. Never had any shifting problems. Upshifts are seldom done “under load”. A high normal rear derailer depends on the spring to move the chain and seldom has any kind of...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-11-23, 10:46 AM

Replies: 58

Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10

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Posted By cyccommute

Most of my issue with the wide range doubles...

Most of my issue with the wide range doubles around has to do with how the shifting works on those unfamiliar trails and roads. If I come around a corner and need to downshift because the trail or...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-10-23, 04:04 PM

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Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10

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Posted By cyccommute

That’s for at least 3 shifts and possibly 4 to do...

That’s for at least 3 shifts and possibly 4 to do what a single shift will do with closer range front chainrings. You also have to think about what you are doing and/or keep in mind what your rear...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-10-23, 10:46 AM

Replies: 58

Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10

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Posted By cyccommute

It’s not the cassettes that are the problem in my...

It’s not the cassettes that are the problem in my opinion. It’s the crankset. People what the low gears of the wide range cassettes but there isn’t a reasonable way to get from the high range to...

Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)

03-10-23, 10:17 AM

Replies: 58

Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10

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Posted By cyccommute

I would add to your statement that there needs to...

I would add to your statement that there needs to be a reasonable means of getting to those gears. The problem I have with the “more gears are better” crowd and Goldilocks…”I need micro steps...

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