I am going to try to make both, but "she who must be obeyed" might not be back in time for a 4:30 today. Sandpine I started at a 34 X 16, then X 18, and now at 20T. I am looking to upgrade my cranks and will probably go to a 32T up front. I have a tough time with a lot of the climbs at Alafia with my current set up. Do you feel like your spinning out too much with the 32 X 20? What is the pace like Friday? (Distance?) I still don't have a lot of endurance, don't want to hold people up, but tired of riding alone.
A 34x20 may be close to a 32x18. I couldn't do that at Alafia. Not yet. The 32x20 was perfect. There are no long flat streight aways there that you need to go over 14mph. That is all I could sustain at WTA with 32x18. I upgraded to 32x16 at WTA last Tuesday and I was crusing at 13-14 easily. Even pumped 18-19 when I needed to without overspinning. But Panther and Hartbreak were hard on the legs with 32x16. So I will probably settle on 32x17 for all parks from now on. Maybe the 19T at Alafia.
If you ride with Forrest at Alafia, he rides an aggressive pace (10-12mph) average. I ride with them until they hit Gatorback, and Moonscape. Then I go do my own thing or just start early. I usually end up with 8-10mph at Alafia and warm up on easier stuff like SandPine. :-) I admit it. I am a Sissy! LMAO... Noble, where do I sign up for the Syssy Anonnymous klan?
