tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post2977747945819472677..comments2023-03-24T21:49:49.118-04:00Comments on Dubious Prospects: Cycling is for the delicateGraydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-35600246687727334562012-07-12T12:30:58.721-04:002012-07-12T12:30:58.721-04:00Wow - I would have thought even medium-sized BMX r...Wow - I would have thought even medium-sized BMX riders would push their components harder while dropping off cliffs and bunny-hopping fallen trees, than you would riding mostly-paved flats. <br /><br />How vexing.Genevieve la flechierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592233998502912183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-82392440830441435722012-07-11T12:14:54.504-04:002012-07-11T12:14:54.504-04:00The last bent chainring was from http://www.blacks...The last bent chainring was from http://www.blackspire.com/ so, arguably, yeah, harder on components than a great many racers, etc.<br /><br />Most pro cyclists are compact, skinny, etc.; it's all about the power-to-weight ratio. <br /><br />So far as I know, there hasn't been anybody over 170 pounds in an elite road anything in the last twenty odd years. (some very tall guys in the 70s, Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-43475468229857458892012-07-11T11:51:37.192-04:002012-07-11T11:51:37.192-04:00Can't help on the tech front but... are you ha...Can't help on the tech front but... are you harder on components than racing/BMX/touring elite users?<br /><br />There must be non-delicate elite cyclists who've had the same problem. The solution may not be cheap, but it would be interesting to know.<br /><br />In archery circles I knew a former top cyclist originally from GB who was 6'7", but his competitive days were probably Genevieve la flechierehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592233998502912183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-7138840843639763262012-07-02T17:01:33.152-04:002012-07-02T17:01:33.152-04:00I've found that I tend to cruise along at 50×1...I've found that I tend to cruise along at 50×14,16,18, which turns out to be almost exactly the same gear ratios as 42×11,12,14 (it's a little lower, but I never had any trouble maintaining 20+mph on flatland in 42×12.)<br /><br />The nice thing about 44t chainrings is they don't sit nearly as high from the spider as a 50t does; I'm sure you can get pretty stout chainrings, but orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127551500120547348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-21350457867922487982012-07-02T13:10:09.753-04:002012-07-02T13:10:09.753-04:00Riding around here is a curious mix of flat or sli...Riding around here is a curious mix of flat or slightly tilted flat (it's a post-glacial lake front/lake bed!) and short bits of steep due to ravines, the Niagara Escarpment, etc. It's nothing like as persistently steep as most of your rides look.<br /><br />I would really miss the 50 ring on the flat bits, and most of it is flat. (at least a third of it being mostly flat and slightly Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-9830033333419214582012-07-02T12:22:01.709-04:002012-07-02T12:22:01.709-04:00If I was in your boat, I suspect what I'd do w...If I was in your boat, I suspect what I'd do would be to push down from a 50t chainwheel to a 46t or 44t. (But I spent a good part of a year doing brevets on a 42t single, and then a 42/34 alpine double, only switching to a regular compact double when I found myself spinning out on descents.)orchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127551500120547348noreply@blogger.com