here's the deal:
I procrastinated changing out my chain, and continued to ride a very stretched out chain until it gradually wore down both the cassette & Chain Rings. I currently have an S-works Crank w/ 53-39 rings with an 11-28 (10 speed) cassette. My LBS has informed me that Specialized is sold out until 2015 but they can get the 54/42. The other option is to go Sram TT rings for 53/39.
My next two races are Princeton 70.3 & IMAZ which have very flat bike profiles, so I'm not too concerned about running a 54/42 for those. However, splitting time between NYC/ and central NJ, I typically get a fair amount of climbing in during training b/c I'm a glutton for pain. Having a 42 could make the regular >10% grades I train on very challenging.
Should I "man up" and go 54-42 in the interim, and pick up the 53-39 later, or should I "slum it" and just pick up the SRAM TT rings, aesthetics be-damned?
Does anyone have experience making the jump? is there a training/ strength/ power boost that comes with going bigger?
Thoughts on being an Urban Triathlete
I procrastinated changing out my chain, and continued to ride a very stretched out chain until it gradually wore down both the cassette & Chain Rings. I currently have an S-works Crank w/ 53-39 rings with an 11-28 (10 speed) cassette. My LBS has informed me that Specialized is sold out until 2015 but they can get the 54/42. The other option is to go Sram TT rings for 53/39.
My next two races are Princeton 70.3 & IMAZ which have very flat bike profiles, so I'm not too concerned about running a 54/42 for those. However, splitting time between NYC/ and central NJ, I typically get a fair amount of climbing in during training b/c I'm a glutton for pain. Having a 42 could make the regular >10% grades I train on very challenging.
Should I "man up" and go 54-42 in the interim, and pick up the 53-39 later, or should I "slum it" and just pick up the SRAM TT rings, aesthetics be-damned?
Does anyone have experience making the jump? is there a training/ strength/ power boost that comes with going bigger?
Thoughts on being an Urban Triathlete