Short & long cage rear mechs

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Re: Short & long cage rear mechs

Postby Bendy Ben » 25 Sep 2015 16:11

I only have three !!

I have black 105 on the cyclocross - grey 6800 ultegra on the TT - it was built for the cycle show in Birmingham and was built with a long cage.

Ordered a new ultegra short cage from wiggle. And re the cabling - getting fettled by the Dr in a couple of weeks. None of this jagwire shite.
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Re: Short & long cage rear mechs

Postby ris » 26 Sep 2015 22:29

Ewan wrote:I *think* the normal ultegra cage supports up to 28 teeth which should be more than enough for the normal range of conditions you might experience on a TT bike. If you are doing a long hilly tri (IM wales for example) then you may want more of a 'road' type gearing to avoid having to mash the hills, but at 31.8gear inches, 34/28 should be spinny enough for almost any climb you are going to encounter.


ewan is right. you want a bigger gear than 39/23 for IM wales. :oops:
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Re: Short & long cage rear mechs

Postby Jack Hughes » 27 Sep 2015 16:51

ris wrote:
Ewan wrote:I *think* the normal ultegra cage supports up to 28 teeth which should be more than enough for the normal range of conditions you might experience on a TT bike. If you are doing a long hilly tri (IM wales for example) then you may want more of a 'road' type gearing to avoid having to mash the hills, but at 31.8gear inches, 34/28 should be spinny enough for almost any climb you are going to encounter.


ewan is right. you want a bigger gear than 39/23 for IM wales. :oops:



A snaller one you mean.

Bigger rear sprocket. Smaller gear.
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Re: Short & long cage rear mechs

Postby ris » 27 Sep 2015 16:55

Yeah. That. The opposite of what I wrote and did :D

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Re: Short & long cage rear mechs

Postby Ewan » 27 Sep 2015 16:58

ris wrote:
ewan is right. you want a bigger gear than 39/23 for IM wales. :oops:


Results speak for themselves... 39/23 for the win! :)



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