Originally Posted by
HTupolev
"Walking speed" is very different pushing a bicycle up steep double-track than unencumbered on flat ground.
There's nothing contradictory in wanting a 19" gear while also simultaneously wanting the bike to be capable of fulfilling a road-bike-esque role.
I never quite got the "you might as well walk" mentality. When we are grinding up a hill at 8 MPH, do we bemoan our "running" speed.
By asking for a GRX derailleur that will play nicely with an 11-42 cassette, I am not asking for anything that Shimano can't easily make, and I am not asking that they do so at the expense of those who think 46/30 11-34 is nirvana.