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I heard almost the exact same thing when I bought my bike last year!!! ("well, you're a woman and you are new to cycling, so you should probably go with a triple"). To add to that, he also talked me into a hybrid with flat handlebars. ("well, you're a woman and you are new to cycling, so you'll want to be more upright and be able to see your gear numbers on the handlebar.") I wish I had just gone for the road bike from the beginning!!
Okay - so I have a triple now. I do find myself dropping into the smallest gear when faced with a particularly steep hill. And I have to say that every time I do so, I regret it because I'm spinning like a mad woman just to keep from sliding backwards down the hill and I'm panting like a dog because I'm spinning so fast. Once I lose that momentum, it is hard to shift back up, too.
If I test out not dropping into the smallest gear for awhile, is that about the same as having a compact? Or is the gearing just completely different once you go to a compact?
What does "27 tooth on the back" mean? Right now I have 7 year positions on my back wheel.
Thanks!!
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Jessica Hayden-Spear <jessihs@...> wrote:
Double.
There is no reason you need a triple. If you really need easier gearing, get a compact. But don't get a triple. They are a mechanical hassle, they weigh more, and you don't need that granny gear anyway! (I don't know you, but I know you are stronger than that. :)
Plus, buying a triple will cost you extra money because you will eventually start to hate your triple and then you'll have to swap it for a double anyway.
Take it from someone who was in your exact position several years ago, and made the wrong decision. I was talked into getting a triple by a bike shop employee ("well, you're a woman and you are new to cycling, so you should probably go with a triple"). To this day it still annoys me that I listened to that guy.
Hopefully I haven't offended anyone who might ride a triple... but I just get so frustrated that no one advised me to buy a double from the start! So now I am providing you with that perspective. :)From: Janet Schneider <janet.schneider@...>
Subject: [TeamLUNAChix] Double or triple?
To: TeamLUNAChix@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, March 9, 2009, 3:02 PMHey there,I'm thinking about making the move from my city hybrid to a "real" road bike. Among the many things I have to decide, I need to figure out if I should get a double or a triple ring. If anyone has wisdom or even just random thoughts on this, I'd appreciate it!
Thanks,
Janet
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