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52 tooth chainring on a compact crank?

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#1 ·
Well, I love my Fulcrum compact cranks. Except when I want to descend fast and I'm spun out. SO, here's the question...can I put a 52 tooth chainring on my compacts for mountainous races? Anyone?
 
Discussion starter · #5 ·
"I don't know about you, but little old me-but in most situations where I spin a 50/12 out-odds are I'm also going to spin out a 52-12 just about as quickly, yes? Not worth the bother, presuming it would work, IMHO."

Well, that's what I thought too--untill I got passed by several people, spun out, on a steep, into the wind descent.
 
Discussion starter · #7 ·
tantra said:
It would be much more effective to keep the 50 ring and get cassette with an 11t cog. 50 to 52 is a much smaller jump than 12 to 11. Excel sells these for Shimano cassettes.
Well, I do have an 11 on there. Maybe it's just me...or maybe I should learn to spin 135 rpm...
 
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