What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
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What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby thecaptn » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:52 pm
I have a 2012 Specialized Roubaix which comes with an 11-32 cassette and SRAM Rival derailier as standard, can anyone please tell me what is the largest gear I can run on the back?
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby ozdavo » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:26 am
What chainrings are you running?
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby thecaptn » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:44 am
Chain ring is a 34. The set up works well for me but I'd like an unfair advantage for riding Baw Baw. I thought I might be able to go to a 34 on the back.ozdavo wrote:Without going to a MTB RD, I suggest the 32 is the limit. The 32 gives a pretty small gear, what are you trying to achieve? If you need a smaller gear, maybe you could go to smaller chainrings?
What chainrings are you running?
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby AndrewBurns » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:35 am
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby thecaptn » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:53 am
I've got a 22 chain ring and 36 cassette on my tourer and can cruise up anything with that. I should probably just use this bike for the really steep rides.AndrewBurns wrote:34 to 32 is already as far as you'd want to go surely? I run 34-29 on my climbing wheels and I never really use the lowest gear, I can spin 100 on the next lowest and still feel like I'm hardly moving and about to fall over.
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby silentbutdeadly » Tue Apr 30, 2013 11:25 am
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby clackers » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:10 pm
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby queequeg » Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:35 pm
You should take a short ride up to Beecroft station, ride to the bottom of Hannah St, turn right and climb Cardinal Ave up to Pennant Hills Rd. Then, try Hull Rd for comparison.AndrewBurns wrote:34 to 32 is already as far as you'd want to go surely? I run 34-29 on my climbing wheels and I never really use the lowest gear, I can spin 100 on the next lowest and still feel like I'm hardly moving and about to fall over.
If you can spin 100rpm up either of those hills I will buy you a beer
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby thecaptn » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:36 pm
So you've got road shifter talking to mtb derailier?clackers wrote:My steel cyclocross bike has Rival, but with an X9 RD to handle the 36 tooth cog.
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby thecaptn » Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:44 pm
I was hoping to just change cassette and maybe chain for the odd ride but retain the current setup for day to day riding. I get what your saying and it makes sense. I should just loose 10 or 15 kg, that would be an ideal solution.silentbutdeadly wrote:You've obviously got the medium cage Rival RD already. Best it can do reliably is 32 however you could run a 11-34...just. But you won't gain much and you'll risk bigger gear jumps lower down.
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby AndrewBurns » Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:04 pm
Ohhh one fine day I'm going to take you up on that challengequeequeg wrote:You should take a short ride up to Beecroft station, ride to the bottom of Hannah St, turn right and climb Cardinal Ave up to Pennant Hills Rd. Then, try Hull Rd for comparison.AndrewBurns wrote:34 to 32 is already as far as you'd want to go surely? I run 34-29 on my climbing wheels and I never really use the lowest gear, I can spin 100 on the next lowest and still feel like I'm hardly moving and about to fall over.
If you can spin 100rpm up either of those hills I will buy you a beer
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby ozdavo » Wed May 01, 2013 1:02 am
SRAM 10 speed all use the same 1:1 pull ratio.thecaptn wrote:So you've got road shifter talking to mtb derailier?clackers wrote:My steel cyclocross bike has Rival, but with an X9 RD to handle the 36 tooth cog.
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
Postby thecaptn » Wed May 01, 2013 12:49 pm
That's awesomeozdavo wrote:SRAM 10 speed all use the same 1:1 pull ratio.thecaptn wrote:So you've got road shifter talking to mtb derailier?clackers wrote:My steel cyclocross bike has Rival, but with an X9 RD to handle the 36 tooth cog.
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Re: What's the biggest gear you can run on SRAM Rival?
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