Gear Review: Compact Cranks



Euan said:
TimC wrote:
> On 2006-03-28, Euan (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
>>SEGFTG wrote:
>>
>>>At times my cadence was up around 115, HR sitting on 160 with the
>>>speedo
>>>tipping 25, it wasn't `easy' but it was sustainable. I could have gone
>>>on just about all day on that hill.
>>>
>>>Did i suggest a ride in the hills to you!!??
>>>You might be towing me with a performance like that.
>>>The more i hear about compact cranks the more i like...and want.
>>>Will have to wait till management recovers from a new wheelset purchase
>>>before i start lobbying for another upgrade.

>>
>>Heh heh, on occasion I got up to 25. Most of the time I was hovering
>>around about the twenty mark. There's a couple of lulls where you can
>>really get some extra speed up.

>
>
> Did you find the false flat up the 1:20? If you are riding by
> yourself, you might not notice that you are gradually putting in less
> effort to spin the same. Until someone passes you doing 35km/h. It
> still looks uphill, but becomes much easier.


Hmm, must have missed that. First time up that hill and as you say I
was on my own.
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flying dutch sounds about right, that water tank is always a welcome sight for me. 20 k average IMHO is quite decent was that for the whole ride or just the 1/20?
 
SEGFTG said:
flying dutch sounds about right, that water tank is always a welcome sight for me. 20 k average IMHO is quite decent was that for the whole ride or just the 1/20?

You know I plum forgot to reset my computer at the bottom of the hill. Guess that ride didn't happen huh?
 
EuanB said:
Oh noooooo, stats! Don't let Suzie the stat bunny see or we'll be doing every hill in Victoria!
only victoria???

the france climbs are worth a look - makes the 1/20 look pretty easy