c.rycewicz@comcast.net

about the only person who needs an 11 is somebody who broke their front drlr cable and has to ride in the 39.

if you routinely sprint in a 53x11, you really ought to do some leg speed drills and go ride the track.

--
Christopher A. Rycewicz
c.rycewicz@comcast.net

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Steve Brown

> 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
> _______________________________________________
> OBRA mailing list
> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org