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Subject: Mont Tremblant crank choice
I am travelling to Mont Tremblant for the 70.3 in September and need advice on cranks. I currently run a standard crank (53/39) which is fine for all the races I do here in Australia. I am wondering with the amount of climbing in this event whether I need a compact crank.

Has anyone raced the full or half here on a standard crank or should I be considering changing to a compact. Any advice greatly appreciated.

2014-06-20 11:49 PM
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Subject: RE: Mont Tremblant crank choice
I did the full on a tri bike with std crank and 11-28 cassette. it was really ok with that.

the last 10k of the course is the most hilly, but the steep parts are very short. I didn't feel like the majority of the hills were difficult.

2014-06-23 3:31 PM
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Subject: RE: Mont Tremblant crank choice

I've done the full 2x and although I envied the guys who were spinning like crazy up the short steeps with a compact, I did OK with a std and will likely stick with my same setup this August.  Good luck

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