Yet another gearing thread... ooof i know

[merlinmurph]

Late to the party....but I have what you're getting

46/30 GRX crank
11-32 for road wheels
11-36 for gravel

Suits me fine, but I am on the older side. Gearing is so personal....

Enjoy your ride

[ridethecliche]

Originally Posted by merlinmurph

Late to the party....but I have what you're getting

46/30 GRX crank
11-32 for road wheels
11-36 for gravel

Suits me fine, but I am on the older side. Gearing is so personal....

Enjoy your ride

I'm 34 but have back and knee issues. Starting to rehab the knee but want to have a bailout on hills because the name of the game is longevity. I've had to quit riding every time I've tried in the last 15 years since the original knee issue in college. Forced me to stop racing. I'm just trying to keep it happy for now while I start seeing pt and doing pre/rehab for it and figure out what's wrong!

Thanks for the input! I'm stoked for the versatility of this combo!

[br0qn]

Originally Posted by merlinmurph

Gearing is so personal....

and bike dependent, no?

i've been riding my voodoo (crossbike) with 44/29 rings and an XT 11-40. when setting up the drive train my priority#1 was some range while maintaining a 20" bail out gear as this bike is doing climbs on dirt but I didn't want to spin out too quick bombing pavement. this gearing has worked out great for this bike.

i've just finished building the rb-1 with 53/39 rings and a 12-26 cassette which yields like a 40" low gear...massive difference but doing the harder climb on my usual paved route which has some 13% ramps I was super surprised how I managed. The bike weight differential isn't that much, ~2 lbs or 10% . the climb was harder for sure on the rb-1 but it showed me that it is a far more efficient climber at the least. if the rb-1 was geared the same as my voodoo the bailout gear would have felt crazy low.

anyway, long winded way of saying there are so many variables to consider when talking about these things, among them is your bikes geometry

re the OP/your case - have you played with the gear inch calculator?