I'm looking at a 50/34, too. And maybe a cassette 13-26T. My "new" bike should arrive today! Might need to change out to get lower gears for my hill climbing (in)ability.
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Thread: What's a Compact Crank, anyway?
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09-15-2006, 05:34 AM #1
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09-15-2006, 07:45 AM #2
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I'm currently running a 13-26 Campy cassette with my compact cranks. Although I don't have a problem, some may find the 50x13 top end (103 gear inches) not high enough.
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09-15-2006, 08:00 AM #3
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I'm about to try my first compact double, and I think I'll be going with 48/33. I'm fairly new to road cycling, and so I wish I knew a bit more about my gearing preferences before making this investment, but at least it's not that expensive to swap rings - at least I think it shouldn't be!
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