Originally Posted by
ModoVincere
Well, I just picked up my bike today from the shop...went with a new Centaur compact crankset and new 13-26 cassette. Hoping to make at least one day of this ride.
A compact is nice anytime in the mountains. Last year on this ride we had max gears of 39/25, 39/27 and 34/26. All did fine.