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My cyclocross bike has a 34T small chainring and a 36T big cog. Even with me riding that'll go up just about any (short) incline for which I can keep my weight properly balanced across the wheels. Of course, not a lot of vintage rear derailleurs like 36T cogs, and the gear spacing to get there with a 6-speed would be miserable.
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My cyclocross bike has a 34T small chainring and a 36T big cog. Even with me riding that'll go up just about any (short) incline for which I can keep my weight properly balanced across the wheels. Of course, not a lot of vintage rear derailleurs like 36T cogs, and the gear spacing to get there with a 6-speed would be miserable.
07-21-22, 04:54 PM
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34 chain ring, 36 cog
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Originally Posted by 52telecaster;[url=tel:22582738
22582738[/url]]That is the truth. Pretty rare to pull the rear wheel except when a flat happens.
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But @droppedandlost is correct about what I failed to describe clearly: 46-34 up front, 11-36 in the back.
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Well, it's really in the nature of cyclocross for things to go terribly wrong.
But @droppedandlost is correct about what I failed to describe clearly: 46-34 up front, 11-36 in the back.
But @droppedandlost is correct about what I failed to describe clearly: 46-34 up front, 11-36 in the back.
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Oh, good lord, is that you, AndyK? Someone must have lost a bet or something. 😁
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No, not me. That's the kind of thing that happens in Portland area Halloween cyclocross races.
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