Originally Posted by
stapfam
You have found the same as I have. Compact double on a light bike or Triple on a good bike and there is not much difference. The hills are just as hard but quicker on the compact. Now set the OCR up as a Mountain climbing bike with a 28t granny on the crank and an 11/34 cassette and you will still be riding the Felt.
Good to see the new bike works- or is it that you have improved with all the hills you have to climb?
Good point, Doug... however, the Giant will be going. Don't really need two carbon roadies.
However, I have thought about setting up my Jamis Triple ("steel is real") with a 12-30 (or lower) cassette... maybe a 28T to replace the 30T up front... and making that my mountain bike. Steel really does offer such a nice ride. Might also take the Brooks from the Giant and plop it down on the Jamis.... no way is it going on the Felt. Nuh-uh.