Hello All,
Well i just bought a new bike which was quite good value, but I have a couple of concerns about the Record components on it.
1) It comes with a medium cage rear derailleur, the person I bought it from used 13-27 I think. I plan on using a 12-25 cassette for racing...will I notice any real problems or should I be ok, or is there any way of changing the cage?
2) The crankset is 170 and I have been riding 172.5. I realise there may be no right answer but do you think I will notice any real distance. I realise Sheldon Brown thinks I will likely be ok, but I do like riding hills and I guess my style is slightly more mashing than spinning, but at the moment my lowest rear sprocket is 13, and now I have 12 could this compensate for the difference in leverage somehow?
Any help would be so greatly appreciated
Tom
Well i just bought a new bike which was quite good value, but I have a couple of concerns about the Record components on it.
1) It comes with a medium cage rear derailleur, the person I bought it from used 13-27 I think. I plan on using a 12-25 cassette for racing...will I notice any real problems or should I be ok, or is there any way of changing the cage?
2) The crankset is 170 and I have been riding 172.5. I realise there may be no right answer but do you think I will notice any real distance. I realise Sheldon Brown thinks I will likely be ok, but I do like riding hills and I guess my style is slightly more mashing than spinning, but at the moment my lowest rear sprocket is 13, and now I have 12 could this compensate for the difference in leverage somehow?
Any help would be so greatly appreciated
Tom