It's long for a climb that steep (steep for a climb that long?), then toss in the altitude and headwinds and I made Glenn Cove and naught further. Where do you get a 24t cog?
With abandon, Patrick On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 6:18:35 PM UTC-6, Jim M. wrote: > > IIRC, the low gear for Pikes was because of the length of the climb, not > the steepness. I think that is probably a clue as to where your gearing > should be for a long ride. I rarely go higher than 32x20, and I use 32x22 > pretty often. I have even used 32x24 once. The flat spots where one might > spin out in that low gear are few, so it's climbing up and coasting down > for most of the ride. > > jim m > wc ca > > On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 3:23:46 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Spot on Jim! This is a niche of a niche of niche question! Grin. My "fall >> back" answer is yours: either ride the Hunqapillar, or get a 1x9 Hillborne. >> (I love the go-fast ride of the QB, so the Hillborne is my long term >> solution, just haven't figured a way to get there, what with 5 Clementines >> on the way. Sardonic grin.). >> >> My gearing is: >> High: 40 x 16 (68 inches) >> Low: 32 x 19 (46 inches) >> Ultra low (I've used it only on my attempt of Pikes Peak last Autumn): 32 >> x 22 (40 inches) >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
