Originally Posted by
The Golden Boy
I lied- sorry about that- it's 46/30. I'll correct that above. I was actually going to be starting a thread about this.
I'm assuming I need to get used to this compared to triple driving. So far, I'm not a fan. It's WAY too easy to get cross chained. It seems like there's a REALLY big jump between rings. I've thrown the chain 4 times (of course that could be a setup issue that I need to work on).
There's too much thinking involved in this- I'm not sure how the compact double is "better" aside from saving a few ounces.
I've run that crank with 26/46 and you do need to be careful but it can work well. The key to two by for me is having a very wide range cassette, 12-34 or so and using the 26 as a granny only. Frankly if I'm running a freewheel with a 14 small cog, 46 works for a touring chainring. If I am running a cassette with a 12 I go with 40 or 42 for the big chainrings. 40-26 is an easier shift.