can I change the gear system easil? I'm thinking of getting a fast, responsive and light cyclocross bike for:
City cycling - (every day)
Occasional Triathlons - (2 a year)
Triathlon club rides - (once a month)
Light tours of no more than few hours - (a few times a year)
My worry is that I read the gearing on a cyclocross bike is low. Does this mean I won't be able to go very fast on flat races?
Is the low gearing on a cyclocross bike lower than on a hybrid bike?
I like to be in a high gear on my current hybrid bike when I'm cycling fast, say down a hill or along a flat when there's not much wind. However, I am told that I have a bad habit of using the high gears and that I should take notice of good cadence so perhaps I shouldn't be using the high years.
If any of you think that low gearing is a problem on a cyclocross bike that would hinder my speed, then is there anything I can do to change the gears so that I can go into higher gears?
City cycling - (every day)
Occasional Triathlons - (2 a year)
Triathlon club rides - (once a month)
Light tours of no more than few hours - (a few times a year)
My worry is that I read the gearing on a cyclocross bike is low. Does this mean I won't be able to go very fast on flat races?
Is the low gearing on a cyclocross bike lower than on a hybrid bike?
I like to be in a high gear on my current hybrid bike when I'm cycling fast, say down a hill or along a flat when there's not much wind. However, I am told that I have a bad habit of using the high gears and that I should take notice of good cadence so perhaps I shouldn't be using the high years.
If any of you think that low gearing is a problem on a cyclocross bike that would hinder my speed, then is there anything I can do to change the gears so that I can go into higher gears?