Originally Posted by
Phil_gretz
I answered a bored "no" to this question. Here is a chart that approximates the gear-inches for two of my road bike setups. Someone please explain to me
why I would want to/need to use my big-big combination in favor of dropping down to the middle range of my lower chainring. Please?
I don’t understand the need to go to a big-big combination either, especially if you have more gradual steps between the chainrings.
If you ride in the big-big combination and need to go to lower gears, there’s a lot of hunting and pecking to find the right gear.