I have a 9 speed Raleigh Rode bike. All of my componets are Ultegra. I'm getting ready to go to Colorado for a week of riding. My gears that came on the bike have done great for me in Missouri, but I'm a little concerned about riding up some mountians with the current gear set up. Any one have any recomendations for gearing?
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So what is your gearing? 😕
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I've only been riding for about a year so I'm not real good with that kind of info. Should I just count the number of teeth on each gear?
sogood said:
So what is your gearing? 😕
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Yep, count the teeth in the chainring and the cassette cogs. Or you can just read the stamped numbers on the chainring.
Then feed those numbers into a gear calculator such as the one on Sheldon Brown's site.
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My highest gear was 11 and my lowest gear in 23. Thanks
sogood said:
Yep, count the teeth in the chainring and the cassette cogs. Or you can just read the stamped numbers on the chainring.
Then feed those numbers into a gear calculator such as the one on Sheldon Brown's site.
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I was about to say just count the biggest and smallest sprockets on your casette, not those in between, but see that you worked that out.
What have you got on the chainrings (front gears)?
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In the front on the small gear it is 39 and the large gear is 53.
anth said:
I was about to say just count the biggest and smallest sprockets on your casette, not those in between, but see that you worked that out.
What have you got on the chainrings (front gears)?
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Unless you are a really strong masher, I suspect you'll suffer.
For major climbs, pros would go for CT Compacts or even triples for even lower gearing. Without changing your chainrings, you might want to get a climber's cassette, going down to 27 or lower. But you should also verify that your RD and chain length can accommodate the combination.
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Thanks for the advice.
sogood said:
Unless you are a really strong masher, I suspect you'll suffer.
For major climbs, pros would go for CT Compacts or even triples for even lower gearing. Without changing your chainrings, you might want to get a climber's cassette, going down to 27 or lower. But you should also verify that your RD and chain length can accommodate the combination.
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