OK bike capable folkx! I just wasted an 1 hour of my life fucking around with a RX800 dangler, paired with a brand new ST-5800 shake. Anyway the chain doesn’t play nicely with my OX-601D 44/28. I’ve got an 11speed pie plate 11-40t and in 28/11 I get too much chain slack (I KNOW I WOULD NEVER USE THIS COMBINATION BUT -it shits me.) This didn’t happen with my RD-M6000 + ST-5700 + 11-42. If I shorten the chain the RX dangler doesn’t have enough chain to clear 40t but at least it takes out the slack in 28/11.
So should I burn my new semi-groupset? Or tinker around with the RX dangler and swap the the cage with my M6000 cage?
I mentioned the Allez, not the sprint, as it was recommended as a inexpensive, racey road bike.
I have bikes for all day riding, this is I guess for a faster 20-30miles?
There’s no reason I dont want a stock bike other than price.
I don’t want to spend $2k on a bike right now. I can take most if not all parts off my Gunnar if I buy a frame or a cheaper bike to upgrade, hence also the reason for wanting a rim brake bike.
Once again, I am not opposed to a disc road bike but there’s nothing in my budget.
Yeah, I don’t really see any problems here.
Just be smart when you ride and it won’t be a problem.
In reality you should rarely be in the 28 ring anyways… especially with such a small 44t up front which will give you a massive range in combo with the cassette. Seems easy enough to avoid the small-small for the rare instances you use the pusher.
@anon71759125 it’s because they don’t know how good they could have it. Casseroll is a good bike. Or just get a mid 80s roadie and convert to 650b. Or find a Cielo Sportif. They seemed like good bikes too.
Ok, so basically if you want to buy a very popular road frame made by a major bike company then you should do so if it’s in your price range. If your local roads suck, you should plan to use the largest tubeless tire that fits in the frame and fork. If you don’t actually want a sporty, racey bike, you shouldn’t buy one.