50/34 vs. 53/39p38lightning said:I've seen this in catalogs, and also mentioned in articles. What do they mean?
Wrong!capwater said:50/34 vs. 53/39
gclark8 said:Wrong!
Compact Crank is one with a PCD of 114mm or less, today, 110mm!
They take smaller chainrings.
PCD = Pitch Circle Diameter. Measures the same thing. Just for your edification...capwater said:Never said they were the same BCD so how can I be wrong? And it's BCD (bolt circle diameter) not PCD just for your edification (yeah, I know you just whacked the wrong key!)
Just wish some folks would use the search function more often so we don't have to rewrite the book each time .........
A crank with BOLT CENTER DIAMETER of 110mm that usually takes chainrings in the 50/34-36 combination.p38lightning said:I've seen this in catalogs, and also mentioned in articles. What do they mean?
Well....those are definitely NOT compact !!1id10t said:hd reynolds....that avatar of yours is obscene; I mean, how on earth could you wrap your mouth around those!!!!
1id10t said:PCD = Pitch Circle Diameter. Measures the same thing. Just for your edification...
capwater said:Cool! Keep forgetting this is a global forum, that's the beauty of it! Different terms in different parts of the world.
I think they're called OVERSIZED.jhuskey said:So your saying that the things in the avatar are not called "Big Boobs" in Oz?
gclark8 said:Wrong!
Compact Crank is one with a PCD of 114mm or less, today, 110mm!
They take smaller chainrings.
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