Do most of you ride 20 speeds? I'm oblvious to roady gearing.
Also, what is a good weight for a road bike? 17.5 decent or heavy?
Also, what is a good weight for a road bike? 17.5 decent or heavy?
Bigbananabike said:Having more gears gives a better choice for things like hillclimbing. More importantly it gives a better choice for getting the ideal cadence for you
Most ride 10, as it is the latest. Many still have 9 (as I do), and fewer have 8,7,etc.. 9 is fine, but a generation old for Shimano. So 9 Ultegra is more akin to 10 105. And 17.5 lbs is decent; the best (most expensive) bike of course are in the 15-16 lb range.Strumpetto said:Do most of you ride 20 speeds? I'm oblvious to roady gearing.
Also, what is a good weight for a road bike? 17.5 decent or heavy?
Been riding 20 speeds since 2004. Prior to that rode 14 since 1991. Big difference in terms of gearing choices and when I ride my 14 on the indoor trainer I can tell the difference.kevinbob said:i used to run 30 gears but switched out to 20, i figured i dont need the other ten gears i never use.
and my bike weighs 20.5, fairly heavy.
Yes, but as my question noted, I was looking to compare DA 9 speed gruppo weights, 7700 stuff, with DA 10 speed gruppo weights, 7800 stuff, and the older DA 7700 stuff is no longer listed on the Shimano website, only the current offerings. Nonetheless, I got the information from various sources, and the aggregate weight savings for 10 speed 7800 DA compared to 9 speed 7700 DA for the 8 piece gruppo that I listed above is roughly a whopping 70 grams. The aggregate weight savings for 10 speed 6600 Ultegra compared to 9 speed 6500 Ultegra for the 8 piece gruppo that I listed above is roughly 102 grams.docgtn said:Shimano's websit9e has the weight of all of their components listed. You can compare a DA or Ultegra 10 to their 8 speed Sora stuff.
Strumpetto said:Do most of you ride 20 speeds? I'm oblvious to roady gearing.
Also, what is a good weight for a road bike? 17.5 decent or heavy?
17.5 lb is just under 8kg.janiejones said:I do.
What is 17.5 in KG (unless that is kgs, then yes your bike is very heavy!!!), we are all new fangled over here in OZ, 20 speed, kilograms, what's next????
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