Quote:Anyone know a good place to buy a 45T? I'm running 17/43 and found it great for freeways and flat land, but not so great for hills or mountains. Spacing between 2nd and 3rd is really bad with that ratio. Definitely need a 45T. Price I'm seeing is $36 at
www.crc2onlinecatalog.com. Anyone else beat that price?
Gary,
Yup, I think you'll find that with the just slightly lower gearing, 2nd gear is great on the slow 25mph neighborhood streets, and tight corners. 3rd works good for everything in the 30-45mph range, and from there it's hit the entrance ramp, and away you go!!! Even 5th will get a little acceleration back above 55mph. Works good for me.
I think the Sprocket price you've found is very reasonable. 3$ cheaper than Bike Bandit, and they're fair by comparison to others I checked.
I'd have gone up to the 45t on back instead of down to the 16t on front; but I'd already spent $70 or so on a cheap o-ring chain, and I didn't even have to remove a link the way I went. Going the other way, I'd have had to run another master, and maybe add a link, or buy a
whole new chain. My decision was made for me.