Sunday, July 10, 2011

the story ended! Well!


So, I contacted devils gear, who knew it would be best if I called Sram directly.  I did all that, and they gave me the option of an Apex in Kalispell or a Force in Whitefish.  I chose Whitefish.  It was on our way to Glacier and..... well....(don't worry if the bike parts stuff doesn't mean anything to ya.)

Ron at Glacier Cyclery was waiting for me!  (It took us about two days to get there.) A Force would have been a sweet upgrade, but the problem was that Force is a road der. and I still needed all my gears for mountain climbing.  So he took an Apex der. off of a stock bike, got a new 10 speed chain, and set me up!  We had fun consulting the numbers and all that just to make sure that the Force wouldn't work.  (And I got my bike math right!) 

So, I'm stick with my big mtn cassette, an Apex Der., and the lovely double in front.  If anyone with a keyboard wants to explain some of this in the comments, please have at it.

I got to meet two local bike shops in all this fun and get really great service. What's your local bike shop?
Posted by Rachel at 6:44 AM
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  1. iamameatpopsicleJuly 10, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    for all the non-bike nerds reading this, the difference between Apex and Force is the size of the cog on the rear wheel that can be accomodated. the larger the cog, the smaller the gear (and thus the easier it is to pedal uphill). mountain bike gear clusters use quite large cogs in the rear as opposed to typical road bikes.

    Apex was designed with large cogs in mind, so a rider could use a mountain-oriented gear selection with their normal road bike shifters.

    i feel you made the right choice, Rachel!

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