Originally Posted by
choddo
…I think you’d notice it.
Originally Posted by
BTinNYC
On climbs I noticed the difference between the 36 and 34 front rings…
Originally Posted by
eduskator
You should notice a difference when on the 34-34 combo and climbing hills. …!
Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
…Going up a hard hill, I think you will definitely notice the difference between a cadence of 65 rpm and 70rpm
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Originally Posted by
Steel Charlie
I changed to 50's on everything. I use more of the cassette and it works just fine for me.
FWIW of course YMMV
seems like consensus is that it’s worth the difference. it’s a relatively inexpensive but not free change, in that i already have a spare DA crankset with the 52/36 on it from a big sale a while back. but picking up the 50/34 rings and selling the 52/36 won’t be a big investment.