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Old 02-04-20, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Ferrouscious
This gearing makes sense to me. I would call it "cha-cha" gearing. You get double shifts less often if you plan the gearing carefully. The shifting pattern is a bit of a rhythm. Starting at the top end, it goes like so: (büm being the front shifts and cha the rear)

cha-cha, büm-cha-cha, büm-cha-cha, büm-cha-cha, büm.cha, büm.cha, drop.
Cha-cha gearing! Brilliant! My problem is that I was expecting cold rationalism--I was deaf to the music. I can't dance, either. And thanks for figuring out how to post the gearing chart.
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