Thread: switched bikes, triple to compact - will I notice a difference?
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Old 09-08-11 | 01:37 PM
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Question along the same lines...

My wife is 4'11" and switching from a triple to a compact. Would swapping a 170 crank for 165 alleviate some of the 'gap' between a triple and a compact's low gearing in terms of pedaling effort required on the hills?
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