Originally Posted by
dstrong
I've been bike shopping the last few weeks and have been surprised by the number of bikes that are spec'd with compact chainrings and 11-32 cassettes. When I finally pull the trigger, if the bike has an 11-32, I'm going to ask them to swap it for an 11-28.
Why?
I have only ridden 50/34 11/32 for road so I don't have experience with anything else. I do a lot of climbing so I appreciate the 34/32 sometimes