rickangus
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- west sussex
I'm beginning to think that my gear ratios are less than optimal. I'm running a 24/34/46 chainset with a nine speed 11-32 cassette.
This gives me 20.3" through to 112.9" and the jump between certain gears is too great. I find I hardly ever use the highest gear unless I'm racing someone down a hill. I think I might be better off with a 12 or 13 through to 34 cassette. More usuable gears without a pointlessly high gear that I hardly ever use. This would offer 19.1" through to 95.5" or 103.5" respectively.
What sort of top gear ratio do folk here use for touring - and indeed lowest gears. Responses here will largely determine my choice of new cassette.
Thanks
This gives me 20.3" through to 112.9" and the jump between certain gears is too great. I find I hardly ever use the highest gear unless I'm racing someone down a hill. I think I might be better off with a 12 or 13 through to 34 cassette. More usuable gears without a pointlessly high gear that I hardly ever use. This would offer 19.1" through to 95.5" or 103.5" respectively.
What sort of top gear ratio do folk here use for touring - and indeed lowest gears. Responses here will largely determine my choice of new cassette.
Thanks