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Change the small ring?

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  1. I have (stupidly) accepted an invitation to climb Mt Baw Baw in Victoria Australia with some buddies. It is 6 kilometres at 13% average with parts at 20%. I run Campy Centaur 10 speed and have managed to track down a Veloce cassette with a 29 on it.
    Can I change my front 39 without having to get a new crank, and if so what can I go to?

  2. ADA23 said:

    I have (stupidly) accepted an invitation to climb Mt Baw Baw in Victoria Australia with some buddies. It is 6 kilometres at 13% average with parts at 20%. I run Campy Centaur 10 speed and have managed to track down a Veloce cassette with a 29 on it.
    Can I change my front 39 without having to get a new crank, and if so what can I go to?

    With a campy chainset the smallest chainring you can fit would be a 38T, that's only a difference of 1 tooth so proly wouldn't do much for your search of a low gear.

  3. ADA23 said:

    I have (stupidly) accepted an invitation to climb Mt Baw Baw in Victoria Australia with some buddies. It is 6 kilometres at 13% average with parts at 20%. I run Campy Centaur 10 speed and have managed to track down a Veloce cassette with a 29 on it.
    Can I change my front 39 without having to get a new crank, and if so what can I go to?

    Depending on your age and strength the 39/29 will be pretty good. You might be able to buy one of the new campy Al compacts and slap it on your same BB config and go to a 34 but that would be costly. An old racing triple would work as well with a cheap triple BB and a FD. If you stayed away from the extremes you could use a shorter chain and don't use the extremes i.e. stay off the large chain ring except on the flats and the smaller cogs. Just a few ideas.

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