Originally Posted by
AdventureManCO
Be honest. How much do you use it? How useful is it? Mainly the doubles where the large chainring is 50+ teeth.
You sound skeptical that the big ring is useful.
It's mostly flat where I am, so the 53 big ring (39 small) is definitely used and is useful. Coupled with a 12-23 cluster, and it makes for a pretty good workout.
Of course, my bike is a
racing bike--not a sport tourer, hybrid or mountain bike. It would look equally silly with either a 1X or a triple.