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From: St. Louis, MO
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After reading these posts, I'll agree with sticking with the 30/39/53 triple for now and getting a 13-25 or 14-25 cassette. If the high end is still too high, then try the 50 large chainring. For slightly lower low gears and a similar high end you could do 30/39/50 with a 12-27/28