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Originally Posted by RichieRich
Agreed on the gravel/road crossover with one caveat... pay attention to the crankset. A friend recently bought a decent "road bike" and it seems to be very nicely kitted out... but he didn't pay attention or notice that the largest chainring is a 48t. He basically thought he had a roadbike but it has gravel/cyclocross gearing. This is fine if your smallest cassette ring is a 9 or 10t, but that's unusual as the standard is an 11 or 12. For the average road rider a 48t will be too small, shoot for a 50/34 or 52/36 with a wider 11-28 or 11-30 cassette.
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I don't think I've been in my fastest gear, 50 x 11t since they closed memorial to bikes. I would think 48 x 11t is good enough for casual riders around town and keeps you to a safe speed unless you are actually racing. Am I just slow? (answer is yes since I was run over a car while cycling last year but that recovery is still in progress)