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bigger chainring help

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  1. hey everyone.

    i recently had my old bike stolen, so i picked up an '03 cannondale Bad Boy.

    the only gripe i have, beside the tires (which i flatted in two days), is that i can not go fast enough.

    i am sorry if you all have answered my questions before, but i don't even know what to search the archives under.

    anyway, i need speed. right now i have a 44t big chainring (correct?) look
    Bad Boy ]here[/URL] for the specs.

    anyway- I need a bigger chainring(s) to go faster. this bike will mosty be doing chicago's lakeshore trail, but will also switch to nobbies and hit some trails every once in a while. it has a deore front derailer.

    so- what are your recommendations for how to get a faster gearing? I don't want to spend much. i just dropped a $100 more for new tires and tubes b/c i popped the original ones.

    thanks for your help and sorry again if this was answered before.

  2. You could check the local bike shops to see what they have available, or checkout the link below. The largest front chainring I could find for your setup is a 46T. You might also consider changing the rear cogs to get a smaller one than the smallest you have now.

    chainrings:
    http://www.performancebike.com/shop/subcategory.cfm?Cat_ID=6&Sub_ID=5121

    rear cogs:
    http://www.performancebike.com/shop/subcategory.cfm?Cat_ID=6&Sub_ID=5130

  3. Quoted post said:

    Originally posted by jdc2000
    You could check the local bike shops...

    thanks.

    stopped by today and found out i can't do much unless i get a whole new front crankset and shifter....

    that's not going to happen just right now. i am just too poor to spend more on my bike.

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