[ride_fast]

im wondering what gearing i should use for dh? I want to use a road cassette but im not sure which one. all i know is i want it to be from the sram pg-970 road series. the gearing options are, 11-21T, 11-23T, 12-23T, and 12-26T. im not shure which one i want. Also what size ring would i run in the front with one of these cassets.

 

[Spunger]

Hmm......well go short cage if possible.....or mid cage if you are running SRAM stuff.

Front ring all depends. 36t or 38t depending on course maybe? I'd probably get a 12-26t or 12-23t (either one should be fine) but alot of "gearing" questions resort to what you'll be running on.

For example our rocky trails here I'm not concerned with speed. So I run a 11-32 out back, with a 36t front. Gives me a few gears in which I can pedal easy to make it around obsticles. But if I could go faster I'd throw on a 40t or 42t ring and just haul down the trail. It just depends on what trails you'd be riding the most and how they are laid out.

 

[wingman24]

on the steep Sh!t around here, I would go whatever in the rear (11-23) and smaller in front (36t) because everything is so tight and tech that its really hard to get a total haul going, than just get a 38 or 40 for when you go racing or to vail or whatever, Doesn't this snow suck? i was going to go digging today but its so cold and 6 inches of snow, just kind of sucks.

 

[DirtyMike]

i see alot of people running a 40 up front and the 12-26 in the rear

 

[Zutroy]

Just depends one how many ponies your personally have and the trail your on, not really one right answer. On flatter trails like fontana here i run a 11-21 with a 38T, places like Big Bear i'd run a 40 or 42 front.

 

[wingman24]

he's in boulder county, co. = steep, rocky, super tech, loose.

 

[snowskilz]

i personally ran a 38t with a 12-27 for the msc this past yr. At snowmass and telluride i could of ran a 40.

for jra i have a 32 up front and the 12-27 rear

 

[atrokz]

Wow those are small front rings.

I just leave one on all season so for general Dh use I pic a 40T front and while I tried a 12-25 I'm going to be looking for something with a taller first, maybe up to 30, to give me more range.

 

[foesjunky]

I run a 36 up front and a 12-26 on the rear, Seems to work well

 

[S.G.D]

if i remeber correctly, i have a 40t in front with a 12-27 casette in the rear.

works great for me, i never run out of gears and my road derailleur is happy!

 

[dhkid]

hmm, 40t with a road cassette? woah, big legs... neard that peaty used a 36t ring on his 224 for the whole season, but then i dont know what size cassette he used.

 

[Cash-Money]

I run a 36 up front and a 12-26 on the rear, Seems to work well

word, thats what i run. 12-16 sram pg970, XT/ultegra short cage, 36t e.13 srs

 

[atrokz]

if i remeber correctly, i have a 40t in front with a 12-27 casette in the rear.

works great for me, i never run out of gears and my road derailleur is happy!

What cassette has a 12-27 spread?

 

[S.G.D]

What cassette has a 12-27 spread?

it's an ultegra.