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Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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BrianEvesham
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I think he's fitting them today Greig so I'm sure he will report back on how they feel.......won't you Brian
RD 2300 50/39/30 up front, now I've counted many times but I think lowest gear is 22 teeth?Great story, on a more mundane level the biggest thing I have noticed in my health (apart from the obvious cycling ones) is I don't cough like I used in the mornings (in fact I very rarely do these days, remember I smoke, yea i know stop and be quicker
I have lost weight sometimes as much as 2 1/2 to 3 stone 14-15 is the most I ever was waist of 38 max (though not often 36 being more the norm), these days well I was 79.5 Kgs at the start of April, possible about 79Kg now ( 12 1/2 st) waist 32-34, I did get down to 76Kgs last year (just under 12st). I think when I started in 2012 I was 13 1/2 to 14 st.
fivepence
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Just a slow steady slumber to complete the specialized spring classic challenge this morning. Lots of downtime with a few less adept to the sharp climbs but enjoyable all the same.
http://www.strava.com/activities/137210758
http://www.strava.com/activities/137210758
Effyb4
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I'm slowly getting a little bit faster. Average of 11.4 mph today over 23 miles. I'm still slow up the hills but my fitness is definitely improving.
http://www.strava.com/activities/137205380
I can only dream of being as fast as some of you.
http://www.strava.com/activities/137205380
I can only dream of being as fast as some of you.
Big Nick
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I think progress for me is now being in the upper half of the rankings in most of the Strava segments I've ridden compared to when I first started 4 months ago where I was firmly in the bottom half!
I started at 5 mile routes and ached afterwards but can now do 40 miles with less aches so definite progress there
I'm never going to be a racer but just want to be able to maintain a reasonable pace over a decent distance
Next target is to get into the top thirds on Strava!
I started at 5 mile routes and ached afterwards but can now do 40 miles with less aches so definite progress there
I'm never going to be a racer but just want to be able to maintain a reasonable pace over a decent distance
Next target is to get into the top thirds on Strava!
Your right it was me that was buggering off. Now I will bugger of and see if I left my phone in the pub.
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I will ask the landlord butRemember and ask the barman how many calories are in your beer
A/ I don't think he knows
B/ judging by his size I don't think he cares.
C/ It is scarecrow weekend in that village and he has a beer and music festival on. So it is possible if I ask him, he will ask me to leave wherever he knows the answer or not.
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BrianEvesham
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I am getting brave, it's all in pieces. Chain off, cassette off. Right @Nigelnaturist now the dam thing will keep still there are twenty five teeth on the lowest gear and twelve on smallest.
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I had two rather large cakes, BLT and "some" beer. Then some dinner when I got home. A "negative" calorie loss....my first and hopefully last oxymoron of the day!Ahhhh, but just think, if you burn an extra 300 calories you could have a cake when you get back!
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So your say your lowest is a 30x22=35.86" (its a really odd number 22 is not very common in any cassette) if its shimano its likely to be 12-23 (12-13-14-15-17-19-21-23). If you find this low end ok I would stick with it, however if your looking for something a little lower you could change it for a 12-25 (12-13-15-17-19-21-23-25) but it depends if your going to miss the 14th @Supersuperleeds would say keep it, and if your gearing is ok now I would agree with him, however you could start at 13 instead of 12 though you will lose going down hill (and you will notice it) you could get a 13-26 (13-14-15-17-19-21-23-26) lowering the overall gearing of the bike (this is why a 52th is used on older chainsets).
So really your options I reckon are stick with what you have if your happy with the low gear or a 12-25 but you will miss the 14th especially if its windy.
On your chainset my avg gear of about 61-63" is 39x16 or 17 ( I know there isn't a 16th but its where I would be).
Hope this helps but its likely to just muddy the water.
The tooth range of the RD2300 is 35th that is the difference between the front 50-30=20 plus the rear i.e. 12-23=11 so 20+11 is 31 a 12-25 is 33 so plenty of scope the largest the R.D. is said to cope with is 26th on the rear.
http://techdocs.shimano.com/techdoc...RTMENT<>ast_id=1408474395181679&bmUID=klARQW9
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@BrianEvesham right ok best bet just replace like with like, you could go 13-26 if you want but I reckon you will lose more than you will gain.
You can see if you fit a 13-26 whilst you gain just over an inch on the low you will lose far more on the high by over 8", mine is gear 52x13 and is about 105" I spin out going down hill about 32-33mph so going to 50x13 isn't really practicable.
You can see if you fit a 13-26 whilst you gain just over an inch on the low you will lose far more on the high by over 8", mine is gear 52x13 and is about 105" I spin out going down hill about 32-33mph so going to 50x13 isn't really practicable.
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I was like that, but keep at it, my avg in July 2012 was 12.07mph, 15mph is avg these days (still slow on the hills mind), it took me nearly a year to get to regular avgs of 15 over whatever rides I did and since June its not changed much, I was a little quicker in Sept.
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@BrianEvesham back shortley need to go do the bar tape, I didn't put the new shifters on right ect......
BrianEvesham
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Cheers Nigel I'll go like for like I think as I can spin out on 52 x 12 when I'm in the right mood!
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