nigel dabster Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 its not the number of gears but the usable gears in sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section swept Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 hours ago, nigel dabster said: its not the number of gears but the usable gears in sections. And the experience/skill level of the rider. Fewer gears means you have to just get on and ride effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 4 hours ago, nigel dabster said: its not the number of gears but the usable gears in sections. During a postage stamp trial, maybe. Real trial, 6 sensibly spaced gears are always better than 5. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffergm Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I'm ambivalent, provided the first 4 gears are well spaced trials gears and 5th+ are road gears. So whether it's a TRS (5) or a GG (6) isn't a big deal to me, since 1-4 are trials gears in both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Depends on the terrain, I use 5th & 6th off road regularly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 hours ago, section swept said: And the experience/skill level of the rider. Fewer gears means you have to just get on and ride effectively. if you dont have the right gear you dont have it regardless of skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 hours ago, b40rt said: During a postage stamp trial, maybe. Real trial, 6 sensibly spaced gears are always better than 5. most southern trials with some decent ground this time of year and testing sections 4 is better than 3, postage stamp or not, so I agree 6 is better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 hours ago, heffergm said: I'm ambivalent, provided the first 4 gears are well spaced trials gears and 5th+ are road gears. So whether it's a TRS (5) or a GG (6) isn't a big deal to me, since 1-4 are trials gears in both. is the trs 4th the same as a gas gas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heffergm Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I don't know... I don't think i've ever had a TRS in 4th gear. But I recall hearing it's a 'climb a big hill' gear like the GG, so I imagine it's about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 @nigel dabster yes on std gearing you can use 4th on a TRS on a muddy climb, not sure it's the same as gas gas but lower than sherco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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