Biking in Colorado--Question and dilemma

[Veronica]

I have mainly Force on my bike. To get the 32 I did have to switch to Apex in the rear. Honestly I didn't notice a difference in the shifting, but my knees were much happier with a 32 instead of a 25. I think that's what it was.

Of course I have never used SRAM Red.

Veronica

[skinimini]

I have mainly Force on my bike. To get the 34 I did have to switch to Apex in the rear. Honestly I didn't notice a difference in the shifting, but my knees were much happier with a 34 instead of a 25. I think that's what it was.

Of course I have never used SRAM Red.

Veronica

Thanks guys for the opinions. I'm definitely going to query the LBS about switching out. Perhaps I'll check out a different cassette as well. I've put too much into this trip to not be comfortable. And, with my knee issues and fussiness about fit, I can't imagine renting a bicycle for this kind of trip.

I love SRAM and I definitely love Red--the difference from Rival is amazing!

[Becky]

It sounds like both of your bikes have SRAM components and I'm guessing that both cranksets use the same style bottom bracket. If this is true, then it's a pretty easy swap. Put the compact on the Cervelo, drop the front derailleur to match, re-adjust the front derailleur limits and tension, and you're set.

I do this with one of my road bikes, using the triple crankset from my commuter, when I want lower gears. (It helps that I have triple shifters on the road bike and that neither crankset is particularly worn, so there's no issue with wear patterns.)

[skinimini]

It sounds like both of your bikes have SRAM components and I'm guessing that both cranksets use the same style bottom bracket. If this is true, then it's a pretty easy swap. Put the compact on the Cervelo, drop the front derailleur to match, re-adjust the front derailleur limits and tension, and you're set.

I do this with one of my road bikes, using the triple crankset from my commuter, when I want lower gears. (It helps that I have triple shifters on the road bike and that neither crankset is particularly worn, so there's no issue with wear patterns.)

Thank you Becky! I'm definitely going to check this out.