Originally Posted by Mr. Underbridge
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Is this just one of those things that people do because the "big kids" do it, or is there still an advantage to be gained from changing part of the kit and not all of it?
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Thoughts?
Well, a couple thoughts here -
Removing the granny might allow ~1cm to fit a crankset on a shorter-than-necessary BB you don't want to or can't replace easily.
Someone I know enjoys dropping the granny in order to "force" themselves to work a little harder. Granted, they could just gear down to a reasonably low sprocket in the rear, but it removes one temptation, I guess.
As for me: I never use mine, but it _is_ nice to have flexibility. Maybe one day I'll need it, and who cares about a little bit of extra weight, anyway!?
