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@BONOR , Pro's still ride 39x23 (25 or 26 in the mountains) and have high cadence. That's why they're pro's and not tourists. ;) But it's the tourists that buy these bikes and that's why they have 11-32.
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Pro's still ride 39x23 (25 or 26 in the mountains)
Nobody rides 11-23 anymore. 11-25/28 is standard, when it gets really hilly some pros even ride 11-32, combined with a 34t inner chainring.
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sorry but you're just wrong, Sure most pros still use a 39t inner ring on the mountains but an 11-28 is standard and most pros will drop to a 36 or even 34t. I think what you're missing is that an 11-28 11spd block is the same as a 11-23 9 speed block with a few more cogs glued on.
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it's that or 11-29 with campag 12 speed. Yes people use to run much bigger gears back in the day, yes it does look more macho and a bit more impressive, but generally people(mainly Pros) are much faster up hills nowadays so it can't be a terrible thing.
CADENCE CADENCE CADENCE!!