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Old 11-20-05 | 09:40 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

"Compact" cranks have a 110 mm bolt circle diameter (BCD) that permits using a 34T chainring. You have a 130 MM BCD crank that, as Sydney said, takes a 38T ring as the smallest (I've never seen a 37 offered). Don't pay for a 38T for your current crank as the improvement over your 39 will be minimal.
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