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I've got 26/38/48 and 11-34 and where I live I pretty much use all of it. It's rare that I have to go to 26x34, but there are a few steep climbs on regular routes where I might drop to it if I'm especially tired/bonking. And I don't use 48x11 too often- I mostly coast down the hills because I've just completed a big climb and there's gonna be another climb right after the descent. Thinking about building myself a 'custom' cassette and ditching the 11 in favor of something to cover what feels like a big jump between the second and third largest cogs.
(I kind of love that the terrain where I live requires wide gearing and that I use it....)
Last edited by ehcoplex; 10-22-21 at 04:35 PM.