And just remember, the old N+1 equation has been updated to D-1 !!
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And just remember, the old N+1 equation has been updated to D-1 !!
Wheels and tyres can be quite a personal choice but your new cassette will need to compatible with your chainset.
You mention extra sprockets - so that won't work with your shifters which will be indexed for how may you have now. Not sure what derailleur you have but you may need to check that will handle the large sprocket too.
I’m probably using the word sprocket when I mean teeth. I understand that the cassette is compatible but you’re giving me doubts now :)
That's probably ok then.
One other thought is that you will need rotors on your wheels so need to make sure you can fit correct ones for your calipers on the new hubs.
I've never snapped a chain, but when you're only generating about 0.7kw...
Stolly, you need to find out if your derailleur cage can take a 36t sprocket. Also, if the freewheel on the new wheelset is different to your current one you might need a shim to index the cassette to your existing derailleur position. In laymens terms your new cogs might not line up with your derailleur.
Thanks. I may knock the set of cogs on the head for now. I still have no idea if I need a QR converter thingy for the wheels either - as a non-speaker of cyclese it seems bonkers to me that something like that isn’t even mentioned by the wheel maker on their web-site. I think it’s safe to say that all things bike are aimed considerably over the head of people like me
Mr B, I’m assuming that watts generation is where it’s at. I notice that I get an average power figure on strava that’s given in watts. Watts that all about? I’m guessing the bigger it is, the greater my power :)
Bike tech. is a mine field and obsessed with jargon. How "slammed" is your head? When I was upgrading a road bike I was moving from a 32 biggest rear cog to a 29 and asked my dealer if he could replace the 29 with a bigger cog and he said "Sure. But I'll need to change the derailleur to "long cage".
If you are setting out on a bike accumulating crusade you might be advised to develop a relationship with a small dealer who spends his life thinking bikes. It may cost more than buying stuff off the internet but it should save you from making expensive mistakes.
I have been reading this thread, with its endless discussions of cogs, cassettes, etc., with a certain amount of wry amusement.
My bikes have some magic machinery inside a "tin can" in the rear hub. Every 10 to 15 years or so, it stops working properly and has to be replaced. I wouldn't be able to stay mounted going up some of the hills around Fellbeast's or Graham Breeze's localities, but who cares?
To be fair this is probably my first ever new bike and I’m aged 64 :)