What are the big 3 waiting for to go sub-compact?

[jtbadge]

Originally Posted by bigbill

I hope that Shimano offers some more variation in their Ultegra line. I've got a 36/46 crankset but I think a 34 would be more useful. The ten tooth jump is nice and smooth, but isn't that big of a difference. My gravel bike has the above crankset and an 11-32 cassette. I guess the solution is an 11-34 but I'd rather have a larger span on the front and a tighter ratio in the rear.

Luckily a 34t Ultegra ring is only like $20. Easy to try that option!

I’m running 46-34 in the front and a SRAM 11-36 in the back.

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by jtbadge

Luckily a 34t Ultegra ring is only like $20. Easy to try that option!

I’m running 46-34 in the front and a SRAM 11-36 in the back.

Yup, 46-34 is what my all-road bike is running. The issue is when you want a chainring smaller than a 110 bcd allows (34, 33?).

[Marc40a]

Originally Posted by jtbadge

I’m running 46-34 in the front and a SRAM 11-36 in the back.

For the riding that I want to do more of, this sounds close to ideal to me. If a mid cage derailleur could handle a 40t cassette, even better