• are there any sub-compact for Ultegra that aren't AbsoluteBlack oval? Or am I just biased because I think they look awful?

  • Stronglight have 44, 46, 48 and 49T outer rings to fit 4-bolt Ultegra/105.

    Their smallest inner ring is 34T though, which I think is a limitation of (non-oval) chainrings with 110 BCD. So if you want 32T or smaller you need either an oval chainring or a different crankset (e.g. FSA, GRX).

  • Thx... will take a look. In two minds as to whether I'm just best having a crankset I swap in when I want to ride steep stuff off-road or swap chainrings around. I guess time-wise it's not much difference.

  • Yes indeed. The new GRX cranks have 110 BCD for the outer ring and 80 BCD for the inner ring.

    My advice if you want ultra-low gearing on 2x is to buy a GRX crankset and a GRX front derailleur. You need to get the derailleur too because the chain-line for GRX is 2.5mm outboard.

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