Hi folks,
I picked up a '07 Madone Ultegra Triple when they were on sale a few weeks ago....love the bike but a problem has surfaced after about 80 miles. When I'm in the middle ring in front and the largest cog in back, the chain wants to dump to the smallest ring in front. My lbs coudn't fix it, said it's a Trek problem, and said going to a double is the only way to solve this issue. Is this a known issue among Treks?
Another question: I like the idea of switching to a double. I found I never used the smallest chainring in front anyway....granted I haven't been on any big climbs yet, but I was wondering if I do switch, should I get a compact? I'm in Boulder CO and I love going up the canyons. I'm getting back in decent shape again after hurting my knee last summer by pushing the big ring in front w/too low a cadence. So I want to keep my cadence up there on climbs. Is a compact strongly advised for me, or would a regular double do the job...? I'm not 100% up on compact cranks but any advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Steve
I picked up a '07 Madone Ultegra Triple when they were on sale a few weeks ago....love the bike but a problem has surfaced after about 80 miles. When I'm in the middle ring in front and the largest cog in back, the chain wants to dump to the smallest ring in front. My lbs coudn't fix it, said it's a Trek problem, and said going to a double is the only way to solve this issue. Is this a known issue among Treks?
Another question: I like the idea of switching to a double. I found I never used the smallest chainring in front anyway....granted I haven't been on any big climbs yet, but I was wondering if I do switch, should I get a compact? I'm in Boulder CO and I love going up the canyons. I'm getting back in decent shape again after hurting my knee last summer by pushing the big ring in front w/too low a cadence. So I want to keep my cadence up there on climbs. Is a compact strongly advised for me, or would a regular double do the job...? I'm not 100% up on compact cranks but any advice would be much appreciated!
Thanks,
Steve