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03-22-24, 03:04 PM
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Rats Larry, ya really want me to admit the gear I am in most of the time. It's embarrassing!
OK...
Non-Indexed Friction Shifters
Crank at 32 Freewheel at 34
or
Crank at 42 Freewheel at 18-21
My little rides are Up and Down. Oddly thats really only three gear combinations... Ha
OK...
Non-Indexed Friction Shifters
Crank at 32 Freewheel at 34
or
Crank at 42 Freewheel at 18-21
My little rides are Up and Down. Oddly thats really only three gear combinations... Ha
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03-22-24, 03:57 PM
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In recent years, I've mostly run 42/16, but now I'm running 42/17 which makes the hills less painful and is good practice for me at maintaining a higher cadence. If I switched to fixed, I'd at least go back to 42/16, I reckon.
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03-22-24, 04:43 PM
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Richard Gear. Loved him in “Pretty Woman.”
03-22-24, 04:48 PM
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03-22-24, 05:28 PM
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We spent the second night of our cross country ride at the former military base in Port Townsend, WA, where a lot of that was filmed. It’s now a neat state park. It was one of at least three film connections during the trip. We spent a night in Dyersville, IA. No one rode out to the field of dreams. We also spent a night in Grand Rapids, MN. Home town of Frances Ethel Gumm, better known as Judy Garland.
03-22-24, 05:49 PM
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Whatever lets me maintain a comfortable 90-95 cadence.
03-23-24, 04:35 AM
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I like a 1.3 gain ratio for those occasional 16km 1000m climbs. On my current gravel bike that is obtained using a 24t chainring with a 40t cog.
03-23-24, 10:45 AM
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Missing cogs on Shimano 11-speed, up to 20:
- 11-34: 12, 14, 16, 18, 20
- 11-32: 15, 17, 19
- 11-30: 16, 18, 20
- 11-28: 16, 18, 20
- 11-25: 18, 20
- 11-23: 20
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My favorite gear is my endura cycling shorts - not bibs. Size M. Favorite gear on the bike? Garmin head unit and Varia. Gear on drivetrain? Who really cares?
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You're saying I need to upgrade to 12 speed, right? I'll tell Mrs. GJ - "Hey, I don't make the rules!"
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Do you by chance know the 12 speed of that list?
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My favorite is 52-11, but I have to be going downhill to use it.
03-24-24, 06:06 AM
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