My most-used bike has a 50/34 compact crank and 11-28 cassette. That's a pretty ideal setup, as far as I'm concerned. The 50-11 combo will get me going faster than I want on the downhills and with the 34-28 combo I can tackle multiple long climbs on a single ride... assuming I've done the requisite training.
Last edited by sstorkel; 01-21-14 at 08:50 PM.