Interesting gearing stats from my century yesterday
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My biggest surprise was that I spent over an hour on the 10T cog that got so much criticism.
This ride was with a group so there was a lot of drafting especially on the descents.
Ride stats for reference:
Data from axs.sram.com:
This ride was with a group so there was a lot of drafting especially on the descents.
Ride stats for reference:
Data from axs.sram.com:
Last edited by Aryeh on Mon May 22, 2023 8:55 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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What was your cadence? You spend a lot of time in the small ring.
I would've needed higher uncomfortable cadence. It was my descending gear not sprinting gear.spdntrxi wrote:you only did 70w in the 10t on average.. you could have done that in any gear. IE you didn't need it
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Ah only looked at the last picture, but yeah as I expected lower cadence and small chainrings lead to a lot of time in the 10t
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Pretty much the only time I’m pedaling in 50x10 on a descent is in a downhill sprint.
Berkeley Hills P12 state championship RR (very hilly) where I got dropped at 75/100mi
Snelling P12 RR on rolling terrain. Got in a late 3-man break at 75/92mi and stuck it.
Berkeley Hills P12 state championship RR (very hilly) where I got dropped at 75/100mi
Snelling P12 RR on rolling terrain. Got in a late 3-man break at 75/92mi and stuck it.
Of course each ride is different, but if this is representative of a typical ride for you I would consider a 50-37, so that - regardless of the 10T - you spend more time in the middle of the cassette.
This is more of a typical ride for me.robeambro wrote:Of course each ride is different, but if this is representative of a typical ride for you I would consider a 50-37, so that - regardless of the 10T - you spend more time in the middle of the cassette.
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The guy spends most of the ride in cogs 5-7, the very definition of the middle of the cassette. Time in 10t not a concern if on steep descent.
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The above sawtooth gear selection seems so random to me. Typically my time in gears has a bell curve or at least some semblance of a pattern.
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In what world is this "most of the ride in cogs 5-7"? There's around 1h 20m between cogs 5-7 in a nearly 6h ride. That said, they clarified that the ride posted wasn't representative of their usual riding, so it doesn't matter really.Nickldn wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2023 4:16 pmThe guy spends most of the ride in cogs 5-7, the very definition of the middle of the cassette. Time in 10t not a concern if on steep descent.
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