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Gear Talk / Advice on Lower Gearing
« on: March 23, 2017, 01:01:35 pm »
Was looking into upgrading my cassette and rear derailleur to get some lower gears. I have very minimal knowledge of this and was looking for some advice. My current setup is a Cannondale Caad 8 with a Shimano 105 5700 rear derailleur and a Shimano Tiagra 4600 12-28 10 speed cassette. My crankset is an FSA 50/34. Was looking into getting a cassette with about a 32T max and wanted to know if a rear derailleur that has a recommended max cog of 30T would still be ok. I read somewhere that you can go over the max recommendations but I just wanted to be sure. I found a Shimano Tiagra 4601 RD with a max 30T cog. Thank you for any help or info!

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Gear Talk / New to Touring
« on: February 16, 2017, 02:07:21 pm »
Hello All! I have just recently joined Adventure Cycling and was looking for some advice. I have been riding my 2012 Cannondale Caad8 for the last 5 years. It was my first road bike and I have really enjoyed getting into biking. I recently came across bike touring and would love to get into it. I have been trying to read up on it as much as possible and hope to ride the Trans-America Trail. It feels a little overwhelming with all the information out there but I guess my main questions would be about my tires and the gearing. I figured rather than buying a touring bike I would just adjust some things to my current bike. My frame size is a 61 and the rims are, (Maddux RS 3.0 Speed, 32 hole) What would you suggest for a specific touring wheel/size? In regards to the gearing should I try and put something on that gives me lower gears? The current specs I have are (Cassette Shimano Tiagra 4600, 12-28, 10-speed Level: Mid-Range). Any help and info is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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