Old 09-23-21, 06:45 PM
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ya, 48/31 and 11-34 (not that odd, as road cranks have been 50/39 and 50/39/30 for ages and ages.)

but lets face it kids, 48 is still overgeared, but this bike is clearly aimed at the strong and fast crowd hammering it with the guys. As soon as you start putting crap on a bike, smaller cranksets are appreciated--but hey, I get it, this is a compromise for fast riding unloaded, and also the marketing angle of it all. (on that note, gotta love the marketing schmarketing wording of the "SWAT" storage area)

re gearing, I guess cuz Ive never owned a really light bike, plus I tend to carry more of a traditional amount of stuff, and plus I'm not a Paris-Roubaix strong rider--never was, even 30 years ago-- a 48/31 would be overgeared for me.
But hey, I know what works for me and thats ok, plus I'm old.

a 48/11 on 700 wheels with, I dunno, 32s, would still give a pretty good top gear, I'm guessing close to my 700 bike with a 50/12 and I can spin that bike to over 70kph, so thats fast enough. Still overgeared frankly for carrying stuff.....in my humble old ass opinion.
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