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Double or Triple crankset for a Road Bike? (Or maybe Compact!)


Before going further, we should explain that a "double" crankset refers to one with two chainrings on the front, representing a mid and high gear range option. A "triple" crankset has  three chainrings, the extra chainring being a very small one on the inside that gives you a considerably lower gear range than available with the double. In general, a bikes have either 7, 8, 9 or even 10 sprockets in the back which, matched to a "double" crankset will have 14, 16, 18 or 20 gears, and a "triple" will have 21, 24, 27 or even 30 gears.  It's not the number of gears that's important in the double vs triple equation though, rather it's the range of gearing each offers.

Things to consider-

  • If you climb in lower gears, you