Depressing Thought????

[jobob]

something isn't right when the chain ring is smaller than the cluster gears in the rear...

smilingcat

I don't follow you here. I have a 26 small ring and a 28 rear on one bike, and a 26 small and 32 rear on my touring bike.

What isn't right ?

[smilingcat]

I don't follow you here. I have a 26 small ring and a 28 rear on one bike, and a 26 small and 32 rear on my touring bike.

What isn't right ?

just bit confused. I've never ridden with compact double or triple on the front. Nor have I ever ridden a mtn bike soft or hard tail.So for me its just very strange. my biggest gear on the cluster have been 26 and that was used on Climb the Kaiser ride out of Fresno. The whole 150miles. http://www.fresnocycling.com/kaiser/2007/index.htm

smilingcat

[Veronica]

I have a compact double on the bike I rode yesterday. It's 46 - 33 in front. 11 - 34 in the rear. I like that I can spin up most anything and stay seated - up to about 20%.

V.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I don't follow you here. I have a 26 small ring and a 28 rear on one bike, and a 26 small and 32 rear on my touring bike.

What isn't right ?

Yeah....I have a rear cassette of 12-34 and front chain rings of 24/36/48
Works good for me!

And yes, you can stay upright when go 2-3mph- especially uphill. Float like a butterfly....

[jobob]

Well, good for you, SC.

[Crankin]

Last fall I was passed by *a guy on roller blades* while climbing Oak Hill in Harvard. I was going around 8-9, not my slowest by any means. He passed my husband, too who was definitely going a little faster than me.

This guy was around my age, and i really thought it was another cyclist passing me because of the whooshing sound he was making and the fact that he was wearing a cycling helmet.
Very discouraging.

[Fujichants]

I'm too scared to get off my bike and walk while going up a hill...so no matter how slow I go, or how tired I am, or how many people (other cyclists, runners, very, very slow runners) pass me, I keep going, because the thought of trying to get off, and then falling backwards down the hill, just freaks me out too much.

[maillotpois]

I'm too scared to get off my bike and walk while going up a hill...so no matter how slow I go, or how tired I am, or how many people (other cyclists, runners, very, very slow runners) pass me, I keep going, because the thought of trying to get off, and then falling backwards down the hill, just freaks me out too much.

Here's the key, if it is steep: As you are getting off, hold both brakes tight. That will keep your bike steady.

[aicabsolut]

Here's the key, if it is steep: As you are getting off, hold both brakes tight. That will keep your bike steady.

But how do you not fall on your face when your slippery road cleat hits the pavement at that grade .

Anyway, I have the same fear of not being able to get off without toppling when it's that hard. I think I managed to stay just above 3mph on a 22% grade once. I also didn't want to stop with a pickup behind me, waiting for me to make it to the top and stop swerving.

[Grog]

Last fall I was passed by *a guy on roller blades* while climbing Oak Hill in Harvard. I was going around 8-9, not my slowest by any means. He passed my husband, too who was definitely going a little faster than me.

This guy was around my age, and i really thought it was another cyclist passing me because of the whooshing sound he was making and the fact that he was wearing a cycling helmet.
Very discouraging.

I drafted BEHIND a guy going 26 km/h (a bit over 15 mph) on rollerblades. Granted, terrain was flat. But still. In Montreal they have an event "around the Island" every year... 128 km of rollerblading so there's lots of people training on the bike routes, and going quite fast!!

[BadgerGirl]

I try to keep going too, no matter how slow I go because if I get off on a steep section, I have a hard time clipping in when I get back on. Fell over once...not hurt, except my ego...

[mimitabby]

I was on a hill I couldn't handle (upwards of 12%) and there were cars behind me so I panicked. I inched towards the side of the road and leaned over until I fell into the grass beyond the curb. Didn't hurt a bit