Originally Posted by
permanentjaun
What qualifies as a compact? I'm upgrading to road bikes from my touring bike which used a mtb 42 tooth crank. My new bike will have a 53-34 crankset. I thought that would be a pretty big step up. What's compact?
I'm not sure if your set-up will work. 53-34 is a too large of a jump! Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.