Originally Posted by
tetonrider
agreed. using cadence to keep power in a (low) zone is annoying.
most FDs are rated for a 16t drop (hence 50-34… and why the mid-compact is 52-36); i haven't tried it, but if you go 53-36 you may see a reduction in front shifting performance. just a consideration for when you make that decision. i don't know the answer.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure to take that into consideration. 52/36 seems to be the likely solution.
Originally Posted by thechemist
Yup, I raced on a 50/34 and 12-27/11-25 last year and loved it. Now I have a different crank, 52/36 which is real nice but I hate not having the 16t with it and plan to go with the 12-27t at least for training.
Great to hear, I'll likely be following suit.