Erik Voldengen

Not everyone has a 53 up front. I've got a 50 right now, and 50x11 is
a nice gear to have sometimes. I was on a fast ride yesterday where I
was certainly glad to have it, and I would say I'm a spinner.

Also, if you have an 11, your peers will give you cool nicknames like
"El Once." Nobody wants to be El Doce, or even worse, "Le Douze."
Nobody.

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Steve Brown
wrote:
> Coming to cycling late in life, only having knowledge of some track
> stuff and always interested to learn something new. I was somewhat
> puzzled last week when I heard someone was selling a 12-25 cassette
> because they needed and 11. Just a few days ago when I was hanging
> with some of the big dog sprinters, they seemed to feel that a 53-12
> should be enough meat to get you where you wanted to go. And as far
> as I knew, Nigel Tufnel was really the only person to need an 11.
> So where does a roadie use an 11? 53-12 at 100 rpm's is 35 mph.
>
> Steve Brown
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