Granny Gear??

[txred9876]

Only if it isn't right for you. If it works and it has the gears you want when you need them, then it is "normal" and every one else's bike is "strange".

Double vs. Triple vs. Compact Double....oh dem's fightin' wurds. Mention that and, egads, the discussion board goes nuts--it is a very cycling relgious issue. I don't know what the distribution of bikes vs. crank configuration is--generally, the racier the bike, the more likely it will have a standard double; the more relaxed and targeted at the weekend rider, the more likely it has a triple.

...my bike comes complete with a great granny gear...that is, when I get off and walk it. It has been a while since I had to succomb to using the great granny, but it is always nice to know she's there and waiting....

I just got back from having my friend look at my bike. He said I have racing gears on the back and mtb (cant remember what he called it) on the front (it has the three rings).

Tina

[lph]

Only if it isn't right for you. If it works and it has the gears you want when you need them, then it is "normal" and every one else's bike is "strange".

Double vs. Triple vs. Compact Double....oh dem's fightin' wurds. Mention that and, egads, the discussion board goes nuts--it is a very cycling relgious issue. I don't know what the distribution of bikes vs. crank configuration is--generally, the racier the bike, the more likely it will have a standard double; the more relaxed and targeted at the weekend rider, the more likely it has a triple.

...my bike comes complete with a great granny gear...that is, when I get off and walk it. It has been a while since I had to succomb to using the great granny, but it is always nice to know she's there and waiting....

I've never understood this, but then I've never been much part of the cycling "scene" either. In Norway we have some rides and races that go up GREAT BIG HILLS that last for a really LONG TIME, these can be really hard and it seems really tiny gears are very popular - hardly grannylike. We don't have a big roadie contigent at all and for most people a "bike" is a mtb, so grannies are everywhere.

[Eden]

No - hybrids are generally heavier bikes and often have lower gearing. A triple on the front isn't particular to mt bikes, many road bikes come that way as well, though the standard triple for a road bike is usually in the area of 32, 42, 50 and mt bikes are more like a 22, 32, 42

ack.... no need to fight... different bikes/gearing for different uses.....

[ny biker]

For me, the granny gear is the easiest gear combination - smallest chain ring and largest cog.

[greta]

And I love it! Mines not the most expensive, actually the least, but it has enough gears that are for the best ride. I can alway's find a good gear. It's the triple with sora shifters. I'm sure ALL bikes are going to start having triples cuz theyr'e soo much fun.