Running only 8 speeds...
- Thread starter Tallpaul
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I've been thinking about doing this as it seems like a good compromise twixt gears and singlespeed.
Seems to me that a 32 chainring with an 11/28 cassette gives a ratio spread good enough to give you a good workout on the steep climbs but still pick up the pace a bit on the downhills. Drops a bit of weight aswell.
Seems to me that a 32 chainring with an 11/28 cassette gives a ratio spread good enough to give you a good workout on the steep climbs but still pick up the pace a bit on the downhills. Drops a bit of weight aswell.
my second bike had 8 on the back for ages and it works really nicely - got me up and down pretty much everything in the peaks. my first bike is a singlespeed tho! 
i ended up running one of them nasty dmr front mech things tho to make sure there was no chance of the chain dropping.
i ended up running one of them nasty dmr front mech things tho to make sure there was no chance of the chain dropping.
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