It is Ferrai Mac koh ride czar!!
---- Sam Powell <sampowell@...> wrote:
> Diesel Dog!
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> I talked with Kirk yesterday about replacing your rear cogset and he said
that you never use your small chain ring in front. Is this true?
> Ack! Never?
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> I haven't really been watching what gears you are pushing but can tell that
your cadence vs. speed is way slow especially going uphill.
> I know you are strong, relatively young and in good shape but if you continue
you are on the fast track to knee problems and cramps galore...... check out the
link below. ...
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> http://stason.org/TULARC/sports/bicycles/9-25-Knee-problems.html
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> If you are using your small chaing ring in front perhaps it's time to change
out that "corn cob" cogset on the back for some real climbing gears. I think +1
Greg talked with you about this last week. Most of our routes average 100 ft per
mile of climbing in the back country and this means lots of spinning especially
over the longer rides.
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> I can only speak from my own short cycling experience though. There are others
in the group who have much more knowlege. Anybody got anything to add?
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> Of course if you start spinning as you should you'll start beating us all up
the hill and we'll have to change your name to Farrari Mack.
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