david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
i use my compact in the small ring 99% of the time, there 9 gears and i find the range great for my needs, even steep climbs
but frankly I couldn't care less about their opinion and none of the people I've ever cycled with have ever disparaged my set-up (to my face!).
I've been using a triple for years. I like it because it is easy to maintain cadence without double changes and, as has also been mentioned, there's an element of reassurance in having the lower ratios. I am not interested in breaking any records so the weight of an extra chainring is irrelevant to me. Some riders may look down on 'MTB components on a road bike'but frankly I couldn't care less about their opinion and none of the people I've ever cycled with have ever disparaged my set-up (to my face!
).
Now that triple 10 speeds are more generally available with the mechs to handle them you will see a decrease in compacts being offered, they were primarily around to allow low enough gears for climbing when 10 speed cranksets were introduced and only doubles were available.
Now that triple 10 speeds are more generally available with the mechs to handle them you will see a decrease in compacts being offered, they were primarily around to allow low enough gears for climbing when 10 speed cranksets were introduced and only doubles were available.
so whats the best cassette range to have on a compact? looking at different bikes they all vary but are still compacts
i find moving from my middle to small ring is too big a jump and i lose momentum