Quote Originally Posted by cindysue
I guess what I am trying to say is - if you are a strong rider, you might want to consider going to the compact. If you want to scream downhill, you might want to consider a higher large ring (53-39)
Psst, Cindy! MP can kick all of our collective posteriors with her lovely triple. You can get a 53 on the outside and a 30 on the granny with Campy 10 speed. Best of both worlds. Also, even if you only have a 48 or 50 on the outside, you can frequently get a big gear because you run a small cog like an 11T on your cassette. My Kelly has a big gear of 48x11 which is bigger than the 50x13 on the Litespeed. It's the combo of chainrings and cassettes together (as in gear inches and ratios) you have to consider.