I just picked up an '06 Lemond Poprad cross bike that came with a 46/38 Bontrager compact crankset.
Does anyone know if you can put a smaller inner chain ring (say a 36 or 34) on this? From eyeballing it, it doesn't look like it can accept a smaller ring, but I'm hoping I'm wrong.
I just picked up an '06 Lemond Poprad cross bike that came with a 46/38 Bontrager compact crankset.
Does anyone know if you can put a smaller inner chain ring (say a 36 or 34) on this? From eyeballing it, it doesn't look like it can accept a smaller ring, but I'm hoping I'm wrong.
That doesn't sound like a compact. I'm pretty sure the Poprads come with road BCD cranks, which is typical for cyclocross. It's probably a 130mm BCD crank, in which case the 38 is as small as you could go.
If it is in fact a standard crank I'm sure you could sell it, pick up an inexpensive compact, and break even-ish.