Originally Posted by
Big Paulie
Compact Triple!
48/38/26
I'm not sure what a 'compact triple' is, but that combination used to be considered mountain bike gearing before the advent of 4-arm cranks. Why oh why didn't they just use the 110/58 BCD cranks that were already in existence before they went and invented a completely new size?
So, what do you call my combination? 30/44/56, using a standard 12-27 cassette. This is on a 26" (ISO 559) drive wheel. Gear range is 26-114 inches. If I could easily find it, I'd use an 11-25, and then only use a 12-27 cassette when I traveled out of state to hilly rides.