A question for Rockies VM?or anyone else who can see the question and tell me what he meant?thanks?..?

Question

What did you mean change the front chain ring?i meant i was considering adding 2 more rings on the front so its 21 gears?is that possible?do you advice that?will i get more than 21 percent improvement from adding to front rings?people in case ROCKIES VM doesnt answer me it would be nice if you look at his answer at:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylc=X3oDMTE1MmI4N2IyBF9TAzIxMTU1MDAxMTgEc2VjA2Fuc19ub3QEc2xrA3N1YmplY3Q-;_ylv=3?qid=20080517060328AALlCJw

and tell me what he meant while reviewing what i said in that question??did he understand what i am talking about which is turning it into 21 speed?..please answer me i am kind of anxious?..plz?..

Answer 1

LOOK - I know you're struggling to climb hills on your bike, I've seen you mention in the dozen other questions about this SAME SUBJECT. You basically have the largest rear sprocket you can get fitted to your bike already, so if you want to make climbing easier, you'll need to add another chainring to the chainset at the front, because at the moment you only have 1 ring (which has 40 teeth)

Adding another chainring with give you a range of 7 more gears to chose from - A total of 14. You mentioned you want 21 gears, which would mean you need 3 chainrings in total at the front (3 x 7).

I don't mean to be rude or a bike snob, but the bike you have is pretty low-end - It's a bike to ride around town in, not really for climbing. changing/adding to your chainset can be quite costly and I can make a qualified assumption that you'll have to get a professional bike mechanic to do it for you. You'll also have to buy another shifter and front derailleur for the front chainrings...

It's not worth the price and effort for the bike. Mountain bikes typically come with smaller chainrings and more than 1, so I'd look into getting a mountain bike instead.

Although, for me a 40 toothed chainring and a 34 toothed largest rear sprocket is more than enough I would need to climb most hills TBH