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Date: 15 Sep 2007 21:53:39
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Subject: gear ratios
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Hi i have a 36/50 compact i need to no if i can run a 12/27 cassett i
am currently running a 11/23 very tough gears as i dont do much riding
will a 12/25 make the difference .
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Date: 24 Sep 2007 23:23:14
From: Ken Bour
Subject: Re: gear ratios
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I just made this very change, from an 11/23 rear cassette to a 12/27
(Ultegra) 10-speed with a 50/36 on the front. The mechanic at Performance
Bike said that the original chain length seemed fine.
What an enormous difference it has made in the pedaling. I now have two
"granny" gears and it has made hill climbing much more manageable. I am a
relatively new rider (< 3 months) and I am 56 years old. So, I was really
struggling with the original factory setup. I have also found that I can
sustain a cadence around 90-100 with this new gearing whereas it was more
like 75-85 with the original cassette.
Note: On my last ride, yesterday, the chain derailed (proper
terminology?) -- first time that has happened in 300 miles. I was shifting
from the 50 to the 36, but I don't recall which rear cog I was on at the
time. Fortunately, no fall. I just stopped and placed the chain back on
the teeth and continued. No more mishaps on that trip. Maybe I stopped
pedaling for an instant...I don't know...it happened so fast. Could that
incident be an indication that the chain length might not be right?
Anyway, I'm being much more cautions, when shifting, to be sure that (a) I
am pedaling and (b) I am not mismatched between small/large cogs rear to
front.
Ken Bour
<rigger-68@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1189918419.478937.92770@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi i have a 36/50 compact i need to no if i can run a 12/27 cassett i
> am currently running a 11/23 very tough gears as i dont do much riding
> will a 12/25 make the difference .
>
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Date: 16 Sep 2007 16:37:48
From: Sheldon Brown
Subject: Re: gear ratios
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On Sep 16, 12:53 am, rigger...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi i have a 36/50 compact i need to no if i can run a 12/27 cassett i
> am currently running a 11/23 very tough gears as i dont do much riding
> will a 12/25 make the difference .
Any cassette can be used with any chainwheel set, that's a non-issue.
See also: http://sheldonbrown.com/gears
Sheldon "Versatility" Brown
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Date: 16 Sep 2007 05:27:43
From: Joel Mayes
Subject: Re: gear ratios
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On 2007-09-16, rigger-68@hotmail.com <rigger-68@hotmail.com > wrote:
> Hi i have a 36/50 compact i need to no if i can run a 12/27 cassett i
> am currently running a 11/23 very tough gears as i dont do much riding
> will a 12/25 make the difference .
Shouldn't be a problem, make sure your chain is long enough that it doesn't
bind when in the big-big combination.
Adding a 25 or a 27 will make a big difference to the range of gears you have.
Cheers
Joel
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Human Powered Cycles
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 22:28:00
From: Hank Wirtz
Subject: Re: gear ratios
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On Sep 15, 9:53 pm, rigger...@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi i have a 36/50 compact i need to no if i can run a 12/27 cassett i
> am currently running a 11/23 very tough gears as i dont do much riding
> will a 12/25 make the difference .
Yes, you can, and the 12/27 will make a noticeable difference. Unless
it's a link too long already, you'll need a new chain, too.
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