Originally Posted by
eljayski
Thank you all for your input. I live near the foot of the Colorado Front Range so I'm faced with short grades of up to about 10%; 6% and above give me a good workout so more climbing ability would be useful. The current setup on my bike yields a 1:1 granny ratio (34/34). A 32 front / 34 rear represents almost 6% increase in "lowness" (32/34 = 0.9412). I can purchased a Campy crankset with 48-32 but I'm just trying to be a cheapskate.
So you knew about the 48/32 version of the Chorus crank already? Is your current setup 12 speed?
I can offer an alternative that might be less expensive but not from Campagnolo. The Shimano GRX crank on my gravel bike has 48/31 chainrings. Front shifting works well, but it isn't Campagnolo