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07-10-2019, 02:13 PM #1351
Do you both have SRAM direct mount cranks and both on same spacing (boost, GXP or BB30)?
If so spend $45 bucks and get her a 26t and put the 28 on your bike?
I'd sell you my 26T but I want to keep it incase the Mrs Dee and I go for a week long Alps MTB trip where a lower gear would make the week a little less painful.
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07-10-2019, 02:19 PM #1352
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07-10-2019, 02:29 PM #1353
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07-10-2019, 03:28 PM #1354
True. But, 29ers still existed in 2010 when 22x36 was the lowest gear money could buy.
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07-10-2019, 03:43 PM #1355
26x50 is like doing a track stand all day, you spend as much energy balancing at that speed then you would pushing a 28 tooth.... OK, not really, but that seems like you'd be crawling.
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Fukt: a very small amount of snow.
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07-10-2019, 03:45 PM #1356
Am I mis-remebering 20-tooth aftermarket granny rings for 3x setups?
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07-10-2019, 03:46 PM #1357
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07-10-2019, 03:52 PM #1358
Nope.
There was also this back inna day
http://abundantadventures.com/quads.htmlForum Cross Pollinator, gratuitously strident
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07-10-2019, 03:53 PM #1359
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07-10-2019, 03:54 PM #1360
^^^ I think I have one of those Gorilla brake booster things somewhere still.
I had (maybe still have) the Avid micro-adapter, which let me use a 24T small chainring on a 3x7 drivetrain. 24x28 low gear felt super low back then... in the days when bikes came with 26x28 or 28x28.
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07-10-2019, 04:17 PM #1361
You could also run the Suntour Microdrive with a Shimano cassette for some super low gearing (20t inner) circa the early 90’s.
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07-10-2019, 06:50 PM #1362
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07-10-2019, 07:35 PM #1363
If I slow pedal a 32 x 50, I go the same speed as if I just walk. I've timed this. I don't get the desire for a 26t - that's like sub-crawling speed.
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07-10-2019, 09:55 PM #1364
I put a 20t ring on my bike when I did the continental divide thing with a bob trailer.
I really did go that slow.
What were cassettes then though, like 32 max? Plus 26" wheels. I could work out the gear inches but I don't care. I'm just bragging about being a proud owner of a 20t ring at some point.Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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07-10-2019, 10:02 PM #1365
I custom shimmed a Shimano 11-23 cassette to run w microdrive and a 22/32/44 drivetrain back in the day. Mounted on a specialized ultimate carbon. 21 pound w a suspension fork in 1992. That was a sweet bike. I did weigh 25 pounds less and road 10x as much so the gearing was fine....
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07-11-2019, 06:24 AM #1366
Just curious, did you do this timing on a steep hill? Speed can be deceptive in this, since flat ground needs more than a steep climb, step length changes, etc.
Not that anyone should be pairing a 26 with a 50, but even 26 x 50 does not (quite) get to a 1:1 when tire diameter/crank length is considered (say, 694/350 for 650B, would net 3% less force at the tire/3% faster). Unless you're Johnny Highway Sanders with a 26" out back.
My wife runs a 26 x 42 granny on a 29" wheel and is missing almost 2 full gears from her previous 22 x 34 on 26" wheels. She's ok with the 26x10 top gear, so I'm looking at 10x46 cassettes as a cheaper alternative to 12-speed for her. But the 26T will stay.
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07-11-2019, 06:39 AM #1367
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07-11-2019, 07:09 AM #1368
I'll have to check but I was thinking X01. Thanks for the tip!
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07-11-2019, 07:13 AM #1369User
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I've been wondering about this, new smuggler came with a 30t chainring and eagle (50t). I'm coming off 4 years of using a 1x10 at 30tx40t. Is the new bike going to feel ridiculous, and should I switch out to a 32t chainring right away before I get used to the too easy?
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07-11-2019, 07:19 AM #1370
Jono, I’d say try the Sunrace 46T Cassette. I think their newer stuff is way better than previous iterations.
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07-11-2019, 07:49 AM #1371
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07-11-2019, 07:51 AM #1372
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07-11-2019, 08:10 AM #1373
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07-11-2019, 08:46 AM #1374
I hate waking up with a non-hangover headache.
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07-11-2019, 08:47 AM #1375
1. Biggest disadvantage of ultra-small chainring is that they can exacerbate backpedal chain drop and can make spinning the big cogs noisier.
2. Lots of internet warriors talkin about how low end gears are unnecessary and somehow counterproductive. This has been a constant each time cogs have grown and spiderless chainrings have allowed for smaller rings.
3. Despite the prevalence of #2, very few people move in the direction of making things harder after getting used to it being easier.
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