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Originally Posted by
gregf83
I guess I have a wider comfortable cadence range as I'm happy with a compact or std. I think a 46 would be OK for normal riding but a little small for races.
Don't worry about my cadence range, my Garmin reports a max of 107 rpm or more without really trying and I'm good at producing plenty of watts down to 40 rpm.
I would only recommend a Cyclocross crankset as a road crank for pool-table flat routes.
Not too many 50+ cyclist are holding 33 mph without some help from a 3% slope, a 15 mph tail-wind or a nice position in the middle of a large peloton at the TDF.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 09-02-12 at 05:49 PM.