Karsten Hagen

I sometimes do 100rpm briefly when my chain dumps off my small ring and
wraps around the bb shell. But other than that, an 11 is the only way I can
hang in many races. But then, it took me 10 minutes to type this.

Karsten

On 8/29/08 4:38 PM, "zak" wrote:

> compact. yes.
> i <3 my 11.
> and im not old.
>
>
>
>> > Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:40:54 -0700
>> > From: cdbrandt@gmail.com
>> > To: obra@list.obra.org
>> > Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Who needs an 11?
>> >
>> > Jokes aside, I do actually use one. Because I can't climb very well, I
>> often use it to get back on the pack on the descents. After a leg ripping
>> climb (to me), it's surprising how slow the pack often descends, relative to
>> what the motivated individual can do. Also, in criteriums with a tailwind
>> sprint or a slight downhill section, I actually do use my 11 quite often. I
>> don't have big "track racer" guns, but do find the 53x11 useful sometimes,
>> over 100 rpms. In general though, a 12 is fine for me.
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