john mitchem

Karsten has it right, I cant hang without my 11!
When we get good lead outs, PIR sprints go up 42mph's,
I end up sitting down at about 39 or so, and (sprinter) spin to 40 or
42mph.
need it, love it

On Aug 29, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Karsten Hagen wrote:

> 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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