Originally Posted by
TruckerMike
Spin brotha, spin! I can guarantte that your 39-23 on the twelve percent is slow-cadence slog at anything aerobic. Can you stay seated after 10 percent? Compact will save your knees and keep that cadence in the right spot.
I forgot that everyone is exactly the same
A triple or a compact double is fine, I have nothing against them and I've used them myself in the past. But as I got stronger I moved to a standard double. I run an 11-26, not a 23 but can spin up a 10% grade seated no problem. I actually plan to start switching to 11-23 cassettes as I usually don't use the 26 anymore unless I am really just cruising. Those mid-teen grades can be a bit of a slog, sure, but they don't usually last very long.