frankienm wrote:
no one is slamming 50/34 with a 11-25... it was the idea of 34front gear 32 rear. 11-25 was not an option for the OP. so there are a ton of gears lost with a 50-34 if you couple it with a 12-32 for most people. a 36-28 combo is enough for most people in mountainous areas.
Man, I just say show me some data. I know at IMLT, which has a few hills, I might have been a wuss, with my 50/34 11/32
setup, but boy was it fun running past 400 folks during the marathon who had blown out legs.
I just got back from my hilly training ride. 60 miles, 5000 feet of climbing. Climbs up to 15% I love using my 50 32 for up to 6% grades, and sorry, I am old and slow so on the 15% stuff, yep, I am in my 34 32.
On steep downhills, I spin out over 40, but all the coaches I have talked to said one should not be pedaling over 40 anyways, just give the legs a rest.
I just love watching folks standing in their bike seats dying on Tahoes Brockway, Donners climb, Wildflowers Nasty Grade, etc, as I just spin in my 32 right by them. And since I have yet been passed on the run after the bike, how is having harder gears a help for a triathlon? And I am old.
And when I say normal, I guess we just must see different results are hilly races.
I guess I should not say I also use 200mm crank arms. :o)
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