Comments on: Park Rash and Malham Cove

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 06:59:36 +0000

Hmm, I have a Dura-Ace 50 – 34 crank, I might swap and give it a try, thanks Tejvan, food for thought.

By: tejvan

tejvan — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:03:25 +0000

I don’t really subscribe to view that it’s good to ride a huge gear. You just get demoralised when you can’t go up hills.

When I do hill intervals, I try to use cadence of 100-120rpm

Though some like to do gear strengthening on low cadence.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:00:25 +0000

Ok, you use a 53-39, its just that the better than myself rider’s down here and there are plenty of them, all ride compact 50-34 front rings and tell me to do the same. However an ex-pro I got chatting too told me to stay with the 53-39 as I would get stronger.

Great in theory and on the flat, then you reach a climb………

By: tejvan

tejvan — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 07:43:03 +0000

I have 25-11 and (53-39) though a 28 would be nice.

I got up Hardknott pass 30% (on 39*28) but it was a real struggle. 40% sounds both crazy, difficult and interesting

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:05:36 +0000

Seems like you are having fun Tejvan, what gearing would you normally use when taking on these hills ? I have recently put on a 28 – 11 cassette (front is 53 – 39) to tackle some of the hills in Cornwall but we have one, going out of Porthoustock that is 40% in the middle, I am too scared to try it, how daft is that.