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I've been riding my new baby. She's the only bike I've named so far. Her name is Betty La Fea. She's beautiful! I have her set up with a 52t chainring up front and a 13t cog in the back. Once I get up to speed I fly but stopping and starting is a pain in the knees. My choices are staying with the 52 or I can put the 42t chainring that was on the crank befor. I was thinking maybe going with a 44t but I don't have the tool to pull the crank off. Putting the 42t wouldn't be too hard because that ring fits right onto the cranks that are already on the bike and I've got a little tool I could use to cut down the bike chain. I wish there was an easy way to swap chains around. I've read that everytime to remove a chain or cut it/legthen it you end up weakening it... That sucks.
The cranks with the 44t are nice though, eh.

I'm a speed freak and it was fun to fly down Coral Way at close to if not more than 30mph with the flow of traffic. I actually ended over taking and passing a few cars. I love the look on peoples faces as they're sitting on their @ss and then they look over to see me huffing and puffing past at speeds they thought weren't possible on a bike ;)

I've been staring at the charts for a minute and I've concluded that the difference between the 44t and the 42 is negligible. going down from 52 is a huge difference in terms of top speed but it really is tough to accelerate. Especial with kids on blue Cannondales that shall remain nameless who are freakishly fast.

To really take advantage of the top end on the 52t I still have some training to do so I guess I'll rock the 42t for now. Thanks for listening.

I've said it befor and I'll say it again... Questions, comments, and concerns are always welcome. You help make this blog what it is. It aint much to look at now but then again I"m the only @sshole reading it at this point.