That's a chore. Unless it's something special you are probably better getting another bike, either for spares or replacement.Had to stop at a T junction on a hill earlier today so had changed down to a low gear to pull away again.. got about 2' when there was a horrendous crunch and the rear wheel locked up solid.. "sh1t the chains come off" thinks I... oh if it was only that... derailleur gear mech snapped in half, bent axle and misshaped rear wheel! So that is why they get called push bikes... more drag bike really..
It's (was) my only transport ATM...
Looks nice, but with that gearing I'm not convinced my puny legs would be able to make it go uphill!
It's not that bad it's only a 56T chain ring, as a fairly low cadence person I worked the gearing out to be fine for me on a fairly flat local course.
Given in. Bought a turbo trainer.
Ah, the old 80-inch granny gear, eh? That'll sort you out.I guess you always have the 56-17 bailout gear if there's a hill.
Is it a smart trainer and are you going to join Zwift?
I guess you always have the 56-17 bailout gear if there's a hill.
Provided you never leave the village.It's actually a 19T so I can take it to the Alps.
Let us know how you get on with it. I was thinking about the tyre clearance of this bike and perhaps if you find the clearance insufficient, then you could fit 650b wheels with wider tyres.
Might not be necessary of course as my gravel bike is currently fitted with 700x37 WTB riddlers which are fine for all but rooty, rocky trails which is MTB territory anyway.
Whatever the Youtube vids and reviews say, from the POV of a mountain biker, it's crap off road. Towpaths and gravel are fine, but anything bumpy is not fun. Dropped bars are incompatible with anything vaguely technical. The tyres are surprisingly grippy though.