What a 11 -32 cogs using short cage RD only??

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 24, 2016

                                                   Parang ito na usong set up

                                                A la Contador bike for the Alps


I passed by the Villmayor bike parts in Pag asa Binangonan Rizal to consult Bitois, their and my mechanic for  the last 7 years to inquire on how to remove the chatter on my front Bianchi Campagnolo wheelset (there are some dents, I bought it used;  I would like to think the owner figured in a collision or some accident)

Well afterwards he showed me a road bike which he just assembled and which was price tagged at P120,000.  It has 105 group set, has  Zipp like aero wheelset, and carbon fiber frame.  I could swear too that my Bianchi is lighter than this expensive bike.

What caught my attention was its 11 32 cog set.  But it had a long cage.  And they are no selling long cage RD without the group set.

As soon as I got home, I removed the 6600 Ultegra 12 28 cog set and replaced with xt ten speed 11 to 32.  And I initially thought it would not fit  Its RD is short cage. (The hub is 9 speed only)  It did

The B screw was only set at one half and there is still plenty of room to spare.

Where would I get the P120t to get that handsome bike.  My Bianchi would do.

I now have best of two worlds with this Bianchi bike.   The high speed of 53 x 11, and the climbing ability of 32 cogs.  Just like Contador.  Hahaha

Bike ride to Jalajala today June 24, 2016

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 24, 2016

Tomorrow is a job day.  So no chance to bike.  So bringing the Bianchi bike, I rode out to Jalajala, 50 km one way (100 km out and back)  I started out 6:45 and was  in Pililla by 8:10.  And in Jalajala by 9:30.  (That is 2:30 for 50 km)   But I ate Lugaw in Morong and stayed there for about 20 minutes.

I swear I was faster. The bike is light, and perhaps I am stronger.  The weather was fine, there were not too many vehicles. It just rained last night so it was a pleasant ride.

I rode with 39 chain ring and tried to spin as I rode. I tried surging and trying to reach say 30 kph with 39 chain ring.   I however, did not change my cogs much perhaps moving only up to 15 t going uphill.

I did the following:

1. Standing going uphill for say 300 to 400 meters
2.  Riding the drops
3.  Sprints as usual, or HID occasionally say every km post.

Now I realize there are plenty of things I still to have know and experience riding the bike.
Now some hills do not seem so tall and intimidating after all.   The hill going up from Jala jala up to Malaya does not seem too tall.  You have to read the hills well too.  The Jala jala hills seem false flat.

Improvement in the use of gears; why 1 x 10 (or 11 makes sense)?

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 23, 2016

I notice in my ride yesterday to Bosoboso that I used only one chain ring - the 42 and only shifted the lowest gear to 32 even if I was climbing Antipolo or Boso boso.    With 32 cogs, the gear inches is 35.4

Thus it makes sense really have 1 x 10 or 1 x 11 set up.

Thus if I have a  1 x 10  set up the gear inches for a 38  or 32 chain ring would have the following gear inches:

                                 32                        38

11                             75,63                   93.27

13                             64                         83.07

15                             55.46                    71.99

17                            48.94                     60.22

19                             43.78                     54

21                             39.61                     48.88

24                             33.28                      41.04

29                              28.68                     36.66

32                               26                        30.87

36                               23.11                    28.49

Thus if I use a 38 chain ring, the equivalent would be using 38 x 29  (36.66 gear inches)

For the my SARS bike which has 53 - 39 chain rings and 11 - 36 cogs,   that would be 53 x 36, or  39 x 28.   Wow.  I really have a strong hill climb capable road bike which I can depend on flats ( (the 53 chain ring has 130 gear inches which they say can do 53 kph at 100 rpm)