Originally Posted by captsven
Try running some longer crank arms. You will lose some of your spin but climbing is easier. Going down is easier too because you don't spin as fast. In the summer i run a 48/16 with 175mm crank arms and can survive every hill around my area (west Michigan is rolly not really hilly).
why mess with a crankset when all you have to do is swap chainrings?? chainrings are cheap, too..
randy