Originally Posted by
hokiefyd
Crankset
I have the stock STX 22-32-42 crankset back on. I've tried some others, including a 24-34-42 and a 28-38-48, and I really like the 22 small ring and the 42 large ring is fine. I can just barely spin out when in 42-15, and I have a 13 and an 11 in the back also, and I hardly ever use those taller combinations, so the 42 large ring is plenty large.
Agreed. My bike had a 28-38-48 crank paired with a 11-34 cassette. The cassette really an 11-28 with the 28 swapped for a 34 "bail out", 11-13-15-18-21-24-34. 28/34 pairing was too low and 10 tooth jump made the 34 useless. I replaced it with an 11-28 to get reasonable spacing. On the other end 48/11 was ridiculous for a hybrid. Maybe with drop bars but not with a flat bar. Most new hybrids are 28/38/48 or 26/36/48. I think manufacturers are trying to be all things with a hybrid hence the wide ranges. I'm now running a 22-30-40 crank paired with a 12-25 cassette. Much more useful. The 22T ring is for climbing, spend most of the time on the 30T ring, and the 40T ring is for pavement downhill.