Originally Posted by
burnthesheep
We can pretend we know better and act macho about it, or pay attention and enjoy life on the bike a little better.
Seriously though, around here by the math of cadence, speed, and gear selection.......I'd have to go from never having to change rings to being in and out of the big/small every 5 minutes for the next hill if I used a 53.
+1
this is why I run a 50/34 and 12-25. It gives me the tight gear selection I like for 95% of the riding I do, and low enough gears to climb anything in my area.
When I go ride Mt. Lemmon, I have a 14-28 cassette to give me a little help. I have a 12-32 cassette as well, but I never needed the 32t cog, and I missed the tighter spacing of the 14-28.