Thread: Standard vs. Compact crank set
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Old 09-02-12, 11:44 AM
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53/12 is a bigger gear than Eddy Merckx used to ride on the road. Thirteen was as small as it got, then. He seemed to do OK.
+ the mountains were climbed with a 42:26, or 28t
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