I have a rip current s. So I have been discussing with Juiced Bikes support which has been really helpful and provided me a lot of good info.
Recently I found out that if I lower the chainring size on my bike it will make climbing hills easier. Being in Colorado and having a lot of hills this sounded interesting to because there are some really steep hills here. Even in low gear I find myself always hitting the throttle for assistance which I don’t really mind.
So Support told me that if I decrease the chainring I will lose top speed which I don’t want since I find the speed to be perfect for my needs. He recommended I change out the stock rear cassette if I go to 11/36t I will retain my top speed and only gears 5 and below will become easy. So it will make my hill climbing much easier.
I’m not mechanically inclined so my bike mechanic would be charging me for this upgrade and parts are not returnable if I’m not happy with it so it’s kind of a gamble.
I was wondering if anybody here has done anything like this? Does it sound like it could be beneficial to me due to it being so hilly? I guess the issue is if it’s still not easy enough and if I’m still having to rely on the throttle then I suppose what’s the difference if I leave the stock cassette on and continue to rely on the throttle for the hills?
would making this change make it easier for me to pick up speed? When I’m at a stop in traffic at a stop sign or stop light it feels like it takes me a bit to get up to speed and get a few rotations of pedaling for the assist to kick in etc and I’d like to be able to get through a stop from standstill as quick as possible. Currently it feels like a slight delay even though I’m in 1st gear it’s still a 70 lb bike and like I said it’s not a huge deal but would be nice if it was just a little easier to pedal it from standstill to get up to speed quicker.
thanks!
Recently I found out that if I lower the chainring size on my bike it will make climbing hills easier. Being in Colorado and having a lot of hills this sounded interesting to because there are some really steep hills here. Even in low gear I find myself always hitting the throttle for assistance which I don’t really mind.
So Support told me that if I decrease the chainring I will lose top speed which I don’t want since I find the speed to be perfect for my needs. He recommended I change out the stock rear cassette if I go to 11/36t I will retain my top speed and only gears 5 and below will become easy. So it will make my hill climbing much easier.
I’m not mechanically inclined so my bike mechanic would be charging me for this upgrade and parts are not returnable if I’m not happy with it so it’s kind of a gamble.
I was wondering if anybody here has done anything like this? Does it sound like it could be beneficial to me due to it being so hilly? I guess the issue is if it’s still not easy enough and if I’m still having to rely on the throttle then I suppose what’s the difference if I leave the stock cassette on and continue to rely on the throttle for the hills?
would making this change make it easier for me to pick up speed? When I’m at a stop in traffic at a stop sign or stop light it feels like it takes me a bit to get up to speed and get a few rotations of pedaling for the assist to kick in etc and I’d like to be able to get through a stop from standstill as quick as possible. Currently it feels like a slight delay even though I’m in 1st gear it’s still a 70 lb bike and like I said it’s not a huge deal but would be nice if it was just a little easier to pedal it from standstill to get up to speed quicker.
thanks!
