Originally Posted by
Marcus_Ti
Depending on what you want.... I thought the std Ultegra compact was too tall a gearing on both ends. I also thought the Shimano CX50 46/36 gearing was too tall on the bottom end, at least for any kind of bagged riding....Which brings me to this great resource over in the 50+ older sub on BF:
http://www.bikeforums.net/fifty-plus...road-bike.html
I ended up getting a 46/30 IRD Defiant (with 11-32 or maybe 11-36 back). Praxis has a 48/32 you can change out to 46/32...I think FSA now has listed a 46/30 as well.
I've seen that thread. It is excellent.
Is the FSA 46/30 on the shelves yet?
The 24mm Shimano flavor bottom bracket is already on the bike though and I'm going with an Ultegra compact 50/34 for now.
Gearing may change once the bike gets into the real mountains and the
Sugino 0X901D Compact+ looks super nice. I think it is a 24mm spindle, maybe, and it matches my frame colors. Sure is pretty...
-Tim-