Thread: 50-36 chainset
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Old 12-16-05 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Barcelona rider
Have you personally gone from a 53-39 to a 50-36. Why and have you benefited from this change?
maybe you miss the 53-39 and fell for all the hype?

I currently run a 52-39 on a 12-25

For years I had run 52-42 on a 12-23 or an 11-23 or even a 14-25.

Surely it makes sense to have a 5036 on a 11-23?
I don't understand why everyone doesn't use a compact. especially mated with a 11-23 cassette. I run the traditional 50/34

A 50-11 is slightly faster then a 53-12 at 90PRM. A 34-23 offers a much lower range then a 39-25 as well. All this in addition to having tighter gear patterns.
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