What size chainring is good on 1x10?

[hayleyearth]

why go 1x10 if you are not fit enough for that format !! Stick to 2x10 until you can!! then go back to 1x10

 

No man. You dont have to be fit to ride a 1x10.

[Craigwt]

oh yes, I also wanted to know, how much difference will there be from 30 to 32 to 34, noticeable?

[shaper]

No man. You dont have to be fit to ride a 1x10.

If your legs are giving out as the OP states, then he is not fit enough to ride 1x10, I guess a lot of walking is ok

[hayleyearth]

Exactly.

 

I can change to 2x10, but its going to cost me and I quite like the 1x10, just thought maybe I was a bit weak for a 34t up front... looks like I'll just have to give it some more time... kinda force myself to get stronger

 

For us to give you a good response give us a little more detail:

 

1. your age?

2. how long have you been riding?

3. how often have you ridden in this time as per 2?

4. are you in a healthy weight range?

5. doing any other sports?

6. what is the terrain you plan to ride?

7. what was the distance of these 2 rides? (i think most people will feel a bit drained on the 2nd if the 1st was a 200km sprint....)

[hayleyearth]

oh yes, I also wanted to know, how much difference will there be from 30 to 32 to 34, noticeable?

 

For me (I ride 650b) there was a HUGE diff going from 36 to 34.

I had a 32 on for Sani, but that was because I didnt know what to expect, I could have done it with a 34 too.

[ChUkKy]

It doesnt matter what you are running if you are pushing...

[droo]

Ride a singlespeed for a month, then get back on the 34. You'll have so many gears you won't know what to do with them all.

[Craigwt]

For us to give you a good response give us a little more detail:

 

1. your age? 30

2. how long have you been riding? 1.5 years

3. how often have you ridden in this time as per 2? 1-2 rides per week in winter / 3-5 rides per week in summer

4. are you in a healthy weight range? Yes

5. doing any other sports? No

6. what is the terrain you plan to ride?

7. what was the distance of these 2 rides? (i think most people will feel a bit drained on the 2nd if the 1st was a 200km sprint....) nothing near 200km. 1st ride was 12.0km/378m climbing... 2nd ride was 14.3km/372m climbing

 

Answers above. Don't really do many huge rides, probably 30-40km max in summer... But then I have a 2x10 29er that I can use

[Craigwt]

For me (I ride 650b) there was a HUGE diff going from 36 to 34.

I had a 32 on for Sani, but that was because I didnt know what to expect, I could have done it with a 34 too.

 

Thanks, so a 32 will make a very noticeable difference from 34, perhaps I should try that

 

It doesnt matter what you are running if you are pushing...

No, it wasn't that bad, no pushing for me, just a short break every here and there. The problem was mainly the downhill, I was so worn out I could barely concentrate... never mind jumps and so on...

 

Ride a singlespeed for a month, then get back on the 34. You'll have so many gears you won't know what to do with them all.

 

Hahaha... Don't think I'm going to get away with buying a third bike just yet

[patches]

It's a 170mm travel bike. It's not meant to climb Pike's peak or win the Epic

 

So no 2x10. No 30T. Just keep the 34T, climb what you can (it will get easeir the more you do it), and push the rest. Have fun on the downhills!

[kennyg]

if you want to know the difference, here is a rough estimate:

 

Each 2 tooth cog upfront is close enough to a 2 tooth spread at the back.

 

So on the back the 11 doesnt have a 2 tooth brother, but the 12,14,16,18 are all two step variables.

 

So running 36-12, 34-11 are less than 5 % apart, which makes for about 90 mm different each revolution of the wheel.

 

You can get a feeling for the difference running on your cassette. I found running 2 teeth larger at the front make me run 1 gear higher in the cassette, I run 34, so dropping to 32 lets me run one lower. This means you only really have meaningful differences in the top and bottom cogs in the cassette.

Edited November 4, 2013 by kennyg

[hayleyearth]

Answers above. Don't really do many huge rides, probably 30-40km max in summer... But then I have a 2x10 29er that I can use

 

Yes that is a lot of elevation for the short distances, are you riding enduro courses?

 

According to me your physical condition says you can keep the 34 and just try a bit harder now, it will get easier.

[droo]

Yes that is a lot of elevation for the short distances, are you riding enduro courses?

 

According to me your physical condition says you can keep the 34 and just try a bit harder now, it will get easier.

 

So basically those questions were an assessment to see if the cup of cement you just prescribed would be fatal?

 

[hayleyearth]

So basically those questions were an assessment to see if the cup of cement you just prescribed would be fatal?

 

 

exactly

[Peach.]

For us to give you a good response give us a little more detail:

 

1. your age?

2. how long have you been riding?

3. how often have you ridden in this time as per 2?

4. are you in a healthy weight range?

5. doing any other sports?

6. what is the terrain you plan to ride?

7. what was the distance of these 2 rides? (i think most people will feel a bit drained on the 2nd if the 1st was a 200km sprint....)

 

you left out his

- name

- Marital status

- Cell No

[patches]

you left out his

- name

- Marital status

- Cell No

- Greg Minnaar likeness

 

There fixed