gearing

I don't I hate it with every fibre of my being. Today I rode up Holme Moss and from the little bridge where the climb starts proper I had to grind practically all the way to the top in which is according to the strava segment 2.2km. I spent the almost all the climb in my bottom gear of 34/32. I...

I have a 2014 Genesis CdF with a Sora 50-34T Crankset and a 11-32 cassette which I changed from the original 11-30 one. I have found that my lack of regular riding due to travelling for work and my age (64) has meant that many hills around Glasgow have become more than I can manage. I need...

I've read a lot of bike reviews and if a bike has a 32 cassette why is the reviewer always at pains to point out the the 32 is a "bail out gear" or like I read the other day "the 32 cassette will let you ride up the side of a house"? I'd suggest the vast majority of us could well use a 32 or...

Currently on a 50/34 - 28 - absolutely go anywhere. Comfortable with this! Am looking to change to a 53 / 39 - 32 - simply because I have a good deal on it. Can alternatively swap for the semi 52/ 36 - 32 or 28 Are any of these worth doing and I apologise for being completely useless at Maths...

I am currently running 53/39 130BCD on a GXP BB, always feel i am working to hard on the 53 so want to size down, I cant go 50/34, is it worthwhile going 50/38 will 1 tooth in the inner really make that much difference or should i bite the bullet and buy a whole new 50/34 crankset.

So, I've tried to follow the instructions on the Trike Hobo blog etc... re. putting a smaller granny ring on my Cat 700, as I quite like going down some of the big old hills round here:hyper:, which necessitates climbing up the other side and the stock granny is a bit tall for this (think...

Ok I now own a couple of tripled geared bikes and another couple with compact gearing. As much as I try .not to I always seem to gravitate to one of the triples when I go out for a ride because its so much easier so the compact bikes are not getting used. Hence my question which is should I just...

How come your gears are perfect when your bike has been serviced in your LBS / shed / garage, but the minute you're on the road, there's always some additional fine tuning to do, a derailleur rattling etc etc. Scientific answer or just sod's law? :huh:

At last a simple non teccie explanation! http://road.cc/content/feature/171317-beginners-guide-understanding-gears

I’ve just bought myself a new Wilier road bike with an 11 speed 105 cassette (11/28T), and the remaining groupset 11 speed Ultegra (50/34T). I’d like to occasionally interchange the current Shimano wheels with my Fulcrum Racing ones, but the Fulcrum rear wheel has a 10 speed 105 cassette (also...

Why have road bikes with 3 chainrings become so much less common? Everything is a 10 or 11 speed double. Im not a fan of 11 speeds due to the potential for wider chain angles aswell as having a narrower chain to begin with. But even with wider range cassettes, triples offer so much more range...

Could anyone help me with this question please and i will apologise now as it might well be a silly question ! If i am in lets say gear 14 - big chain ring and 3 , or in the similar cadence/speed gear in the small chainring about 8 or 9 . are my legs working harder because i am in the big...

Some knowledge, please. I am toying with the idea of fitting a triple chainset to my Majestic. I currently have a 48-36, with a 14-28, 5speed cassette. The bottom bracket is a cup-and-cone. What are the considerations? Thank you.