Originally Posted by
frogman
I agree Shannon,
My Trek with Campy 10 speed will object with noise in the big/big combo. Its a no brainer to manage your shifting to avoid the cross chaining issue. Maybe the manufacturers say there there is minimal wear (go figure) I don't like drive train noise and I avoid it.
Bob
Like I said my big/big combo is quiet, it is the small/small that I don't like because of the chain slop. I try to muscle my way up small hills in like a 50/21 and go to 23 and 26 if I can't quite make it. Shifting to the small ring while stressing up a hill is just asking for problems.