Thanks Bill good food for thought On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 4:00:43 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > I've had two bikes set up with 42 in front and 11-32 in back. My Sam > Hillborne, which I use as an all-purpose road bike, and have done several > 200k brevets and one 300k on it in moderately hilly California. My Legolas > is also set up 42x11-32. > > I converted my Hillborne back to a 3x9 to prepare it for loaded touring. > > I use 2x10 drivetrains more often. My traditional brevet bike has a 42/26 > and an 11-28 cassette. My Roadeo is 46/30 and a 12-27 cassette. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > > On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 12:28:28 PM UTC-7, j.schwartz wrote: >> >> Bill >> In your experience a 42 single ring up front and an 11-32, say 10-speed, >> cassette in the back is appropriate for a more roadish bike with moderate >> to sometimes intense hills? >> I will be building up a similar bike and have some Sram Apex 10-speed >> drivetrain bits including cassette, derailleur and brifters, but no >> crankset yet. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Friday, March 20, 2020 at 9:42:32 AM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>> It's becoming more and more commonplace to run a 1x drivetrain. Your >>> existing XD2 with a nice narrow-wide ring, intelligently chosen, could be a >>> really smart setup. I've had very good success with a 42T ring, and an >>> 11-28 or 11-32 cassette, but I have hills to speak of. With really no >>> hills to speak of, you could go even smaller in the cassette, like 11-26. >>> If you are never pedalling over 40MPH then you likely don't need higher >>> than a 42x11. >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 10:20:51 PM UTC-7, Bones wrote: >>>> >>>> I could use some input on what type of crank would work best for me >>>> here. I will be using the bike as a sporty, zip around the river bike. No >>>> club rides or racing or anything like that. I live in south Jersey, so no >>>> hills to speak of, just wind. The wide/lows on my Appaloosa and Clem are >>>> perfect, and I don't spend much time on the big ring on my Sam's triple. >>>> I'd like to keep the gearing minimal but functional, and of course it has >>>> to look handsome on the Roadini. I have an extra RD2 crank from a single >>>> speed lying around, maybe I can do something with that? I'm not opposed to >>>> getting something new... >>>> >>>
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