Gearing Boarman Team Carbon

[Rustybucket]

i have the below - im finding the gearing abit tricky going up hills. It has a 50/30 compact & 11-25 Cassette. Am I just unfit or should I look to get the cassette changed?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...uctId_918473_langId_-1_categoryId_165710#tab2

Thanks for any help

 

[mark st1]

Your link is just for the Helfrauds website mate. If you have the Black Carbon Boardman then i feel sorry for you as the cassette is truly rank think that was an 12/28 i had on it though worst cassette EVER ! I swapped out a 11/25 for an 11/28 and it has helped me but im a lazy bastard

 

[Rustybucket]

oh balls - seems im not great at computers either... - I have the white team carbon - (the one in my pic)

 

[mark st1]

I have trouble linking there website as well so probably not just you lol. Nice bike cassette is your choice mate. Its listed on the Boardman website as having a 12/25

http://www.boardmanbikes.com/road/road_team_carbon_Ltd.html

11/28 ive found a good compromise personally but im blessed with nice flat roads and what some people would class as pot holes i class as mountains lol. Just make sure your rear mech can handle bigger cassettes. I had the same rear mech as you on my Boardman. The 12/28 fitted fine it was just an awful cassette with a jump the size of a ravine in the middle of the cassette really weird set up tbh.

 

[line71]

The link you provided just provides halfords front page,50/30 sounds odd are you sure its not a 34 inner ring?
If so and you only have a maximum 25 on the back its not suprising you find it tough particulary a beginner
Get a 27/28 and it should resolve the problem

 

[Rustybucket]

Maybe I'm reading the halfords website wrong then. Going up some hills tomorrow so I'll see how I get on.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

You could try a 12-28 (12-13-14-15-17-19-21-23-25-28) or 12-30 (12-13-14-15-17-19-21-24-27-30) both should fir being Tiagra and your group set being Tiagra ( I believe its good up to 32th) a 34/30 is almost as low as my 30/28 which gets me up most things I have tried

 

[Rustybucket]

Thanks Nigel, think I need to research what all the numbers mean!

 

[Peteaud]

50/34 compact.

As you have a 105 rear mech, fit a 11-28 (you may need a longer chain)

 

[raindog]

34 (30?) x 25 - you should be climbing up walls with that gearing.

 

[Mickthemove]

I have this bike and you can stick an 11-28 on it without any mods, but that's the most teeth without mods

 

[Rustybucket]

Thanks Mick - did you change yours? Or are you happy with the original set up?

 

[Mickthemove]

Thanks Mick - did you change yours? Or are you happy with the original set up?

I changed it, I am overweight and really struggled on steeper ramps, I got a cassette from merlin for around 30 and it cost a tenner to throw on, has made a massive difference and now I actively look for hills !

Some of the gear jumps are a little wide but you get used to it and its the best thing I have done to the bike, if I was minted I would change the groupset to an ultegra 11 speed with an 11-32 and head for the alps, but at £900 inc new wheels that will to wait

 

[Louch]

My advise would be to take it to an lbs to have the set up looked at. My Boardman gave me no end of problems until I did, and had it set up properly

 

[Rustybucket]

Hi guys, Louch yes already done that I had a nightmare with the bike initially chain snapped after 30 miles, Ive now got it sorted, it also needed a new gear cable. Love the bike but Halfords set up is SHOCKING!!!

Went up some hills today - was tough going but just made it - think I may try and get fitter before I look to change the cassette. Thanks for your comments Mick.

Did this today http://www.strava.com/activities/80655671 Think I just need to man up and go looking for hills!!!

Thanks again for your help