The first question is, does it make any real difference to you? That is, is there any good reason why you might want to use the big ring more, if the small is working for you?
That said, one can certainly change one's pedaling style and, therefore, preferred gearing. 20 years ago, in my late 30s, I regularly used my 36t or 38 t middle rings as my cruising rings, with preferred cruising gears about 65", in which I comfortably spun at 110-120 to maintain 20-23 mph on the flats. Now, at just-about-58, I am far slower and I prefer cruising gears from 70" to 75" to cruise at 17-19 mph on the flats at no more than 90 rpm. What's more, I also now prefer to climb in much higher gears at much lower cadences: I'd rather push at 50-60 rpm at 60" to 65" to maintain 10-13 mph on hills than twiddle a 40" gear at 90 rpm. But unless you are for some reason dissatisfied with your riding, I don't see any need to change anything. After all, 36 t rings are pretty cheap to replace. On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a compact crankset that came on the Bleriot with 36/50 rings. I > spend 95% of my time in the small ring because my area is rolling terrain > and I am just not strong enough to stay in the big ring for very long > around here. > So my question is: > > Does one need to train to be strong enough to stay in the big ring alot? > > I am under the impression that people stay in the big ring and only drop > to the small ring for climbs. I am average size and build. What am I > missing? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/TTQH_55wCykJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
