Originally Posted by
big john
Modern compact doubles can be set up with 34x34 low gear. Campagnolo even has a 32x34 in the Chorus group, that's lower than anything I ever had on a triple.
I do have a 28x46 on my mountain bike and it's a one-by.
I like to spin but my main bike has 34x29 low and I'm 200 pounds so I end up doing some grinding.
My C-Dale gravel bike came with a 46/30 crank and 11-34 11 spd cassette. That’s a 22 gear inch low which is almost as low as my touring triple. I could go lower as well with an 11-40 cassette. My triple 24/36/46 with a 9 spd. 11-34 has about 14 non repeating gears, the 2X has 15.