Originally Posted by
cyclehealth
Thanks for your input. But one of the reasons for going with the new crank set was that I wanted to get away from the 53t chainring. When going downhill I get a tap on the back and a voice in my ear when we reach 30 mph. We are getting older and slowing down.
Besides, I purchased the new crank set just for this project so there is no going back now.
The way forward look kinda complicated, though. So put on a 50 instead. You have lots of cogs in the back. We run a 34T cassette and spend a fair bit of time in the 53 X 26. My stoker used to have to close her eyes at 35. Now she keeps them open until 55.