View Single Post
Old 09-21-19, 11:57 AM
  #2  
Bill Kapaun
Really Old Senior Member
 
Bill Kapaun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Mid Willamette Valley, Orygun
Posts: 13,873

Bikes: 87 RockHopper,2008 Specialized Globe. Both upgraded to 9 speeds. 2019 Giant Explore E+3

Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1795 Post(s)
Liked 1,269 Times in 876 Posts
I see absolutely no reason to change the crank.
A 34/36 is so close to a 34/34 for a bailout gear you might as well stay with the slightly lower (6%) ratio.

Are you really SPINNING OUT a 46/11? if you aren't for more than a few seconds at a time, a 48T is a step in the wrong direction.
Bill Kapaun is offline