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+1 for 48/34 and no doubt tester is stronger than I.
Surely tho 'sub-compact' indicates a small ring of <34T such as used in the recent Shimano GRX chainsets?
HarmanMogul-
Surely tho 'sub-compact' indicates a small ring of <34T
That does seem to be common usage, but since the OP pitched the question in terms of 48/36 I thought I'd run with the 110mm PCD implication 🙂
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IT may do yes, I just used this as I was going on the fact 48 outer ring seem to be found mainly on subcompacts. Basically I can't really usefully push a 50 outer ring for any length of time, and I don't encounter any big hills very often, hence no need for a <34T inner.
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jeff80
I have 48/34 on my road bike, and the smallest sprocket is a 12. Plenty big enough (106") at the top end unless you're actually trying to race down hills, and 34/27 is a pretty low (33") bottom gear without resort to big jumps through the mid range and a mid-cage dérailleur.