Originally Posted by
bonsai171
Hi,
I'm currently running a 53/39t Shimano.... but in this area, you can climb 100 ft for every 10 mi ridden. Would it be beneficial to go with a compact crankset?
Did you mean 1000 ft for every 10 miles? Otherwise you're saying a typical 50 mile ride only has about 500 ft of elevation gain? I'd say there probably wouldn't be too much benefit for you switching your crank, if you're able to get over the short 14% humps that I guess you come across.