47 chain ring

[micklan]

Would anyone like to sell one to me for Roseli cranks? although I think the bolt pattern is pretty much standard. I need to go to 90.6 for RAW and of course omni

[christian]

Are you sure you only want to go to 90.6 not 92.

[micklan]

ok I've got 92 on board now.
It was mentioned train on 92 race on 90.
generally, train lower and race higher?

[christian]

Ok, I didn't know you were training on 92, you could always train on 94 as 90 may be a bit small for DGV. I was told to ride either 92 or 94 at DGV.

[micklan]

case solved

[mikesbytes]

Depends on whether your a masher or a spinner.

I'm finding 92 a little low for DGV.

[micklan]

Depends on whether your a masher or a spinner.

I'm finding 92 a little low for DGV.

spinner - it's becoming more apparent to save energy

[timyone]

mick, jump up to 94 or so for your training, and race on 92 or so or go up to 96, and race on 94

[micklan]

mick, jump up to 94 or so for your training, and race on 92 or so or go up to 96, and race on 94

case re-opened

[Simon Llewellyn]

92 is a solid gear for Dunc. You can race & train on the same gear too. It's not mandatory to switch at every possible moment & if not done properly probably won't be beneficial either. My advice would be to train and race on 92 for about 6 months before swapping and changing. From memory I rode the first year of my track riding on 92 and even won Div 2 at winter series on a smaller gear than that from memory.

But there is a lot to learn about technique, developing a good pedal stroke and spinning different cadences in races before you start pushing a strength building gear. Strength is good but you will actually get a better acceleration with utilizing cadence than strength.

[micklan]

92 is a solid gear for Dunc. Strength is good but you will actually get a better acceleration with utilizing cadence than strength.

case closed - thanks

[timyone]

i havent been bothered swapping gears at all at the moment :S though i hopefully will be bothered tonight as i have to swap my back wheel before i get there any way