Originally Posted by hoodlum
I have been thinking about buying a compact for my Soloist. I just want it for my half-dozen trips up to the Blue Ridge Mountains each summer, and I am happy with the 53-39 almost all of the time around home. I already own a nice set of carbon cranks, and would prefer not to spend another $400 on a crank I will use 6 times per year, and I also don't want to put a piece of crap on one of the nicer bikes I own.
For 6 times a year, I'd get over myself and get a nashbar compact and matching BB. Ritchey compacts can be had for well under $200 aren't cr@p and use the ultegra octalnk BB.Switching back and forth will require repositioning and readjusting the BB.