So I can't decide if I want to go with a 36 or 38 tooth chainring on my DH bike. I do also do some trail, AM riding, so i'm thinking 36, maybe even a 34? What do you say?
THIS!What bike is it for? Chainring size might effect anti squat etc a touch.
i went from 36t to a 33t w/ a 11-25 cassette and love it as wellI dropped from a 36 to a 34 this year. I didnt think I would like it, but like someone else said, I now find I use my whole cassette more often. Im dont know if Im just becoming a better rider but I find I shift way more now too. Im more of a spin to win rather than a power pedaler tho. With the smaller gear up front I can be lower on my cassette, keeping the gear that works best with the cadence I like.
12-23t would be pretty small for trails by me.Is a 34t or 36t chainring with a 12-23t cassette enought for trail riding and some XC stuff on my AM bike?
I never understood the need for a "close step". We have such range in our legs that I can still find an appropriate gear even in my 12-34 or 11-34s^Yeah. For non-racers I spec a 28T cassette to provide some climbing range. On my race bike I think a 25T is a good compromise between close steps and having a little range. 23T seems "chairlift only".
well i dont know how the trails are in the Netherlands, but around here it wouldnt work at all....it might work for a DH bikeIH8Rice so 12-23 is too small for trail riding,will the 34 or 36 chainring setup work with the larger cassette like a 11-34?
Are you serious?My DH bike uses a 12-25 cassette with 39T ring
My question was more of a general question,i don't always ride trails in the Netherlands but in Germany i do the most of my trail riding with bigger hills than in my own countrywell i dont know how the trails are in the Netherlands, but around here it wouldnt work at all....it might work for a DH bike
i use a 32t up front and a 11-34 cassette but will be switching to a 34t soon and i find that perfect
Yup. 7 speed cassette. I find that an 11 tooth cog doesn't hold the chain well when applying a lot of power while going fast over bumps. The 39T ring is cuz I was going from 170 to 165 cranks, needed a new ring anyway, and wanted to keep the same feel. When this cassette wears out I think I'll make a 12-25 6speed.Are you serious?
Are you serious?
Me neither. I find bigger changes per gear much better.I never understood the need for a "close step". We have such range in our legs that I can still find an appropriate gear even in my 12-34 or 11-34s
what do you use for spacers?I use spacers on either side of my cassette so the gears are in the middle.
My setup exactly, and it works great where I ride.I run a 37t ring with an 11-25 cassette. Seems pretty similar, and not that weird. I guess he's got a little tighter range than I do on both ends, but not by much.
Because I rely on cadence. Im not a huge guy but I pedal like one cause I know what cadence I want regardless of the terrain. If Im just throwing in two cranks, its still my normal cadence. I dont have the huge leg strengh to start slow in a gear and spin it out. I snap through gears.I never understood the need for a "close step". We have such range in our legs that I can still find an appropriate gear even in my 12-34 or 11-34s
I think the difference would be small if any difference at all. Its more about what your comfortable with. When Im in race mode, I dont want to have to think about shifting and what gear im in. I just want it to happen.I'd be curious to see say a 200 meter downhill run into a slight up hill timed with a tight gear ratio cassette Vs a bigger gapped cassette with less changes used to see what was quickest.
So Less shifts with poorer gear choice Vs more shifts with closer to perfect cadence.
Not sure what you're saying. For me that means higher spaced gear, where it's obvious, and each shift makes a tangible difference to suit what track variants(often extreme)may offer quickly.I think the difference would be small if any difference at all. Its more about what your comfortable with. When Im in race mode, I dont want to have to think about shifting and what gear im in. I just want it to happen.