Now, the big question: will you notice the bigger jumps? I did a two-hour ride on Apex, including one 1,200-foot climb with grades over 9 percent. On the climb, I never felt like the jumps were too big, and, boy oh boy, the gears get low. On the flip side, I didn’t spin out on the descent either, but it wasn’t particularly fast - my max speed was 40mph.
This is why I hate bicycling. They can't write a critical review. You don't test wide gear ratios on hills! You go test it on the flats where you'll be thinking "ugh, if I speed up I'll be spinning normally, or I can slow down and drop a gear."
Oh, here we go:
The only place I noticed the bigger jumps was on straight, slightly uphill section of road, riding into the wind, and holding about 20mph. In one cog, my cadence felt a bit low, and when I downshifted, my cadence came up a bit more than I wanted.
Ah, a real review.
I said “notice” and “a bit,” and I’m the whiny sensitive type who’s paid to notice small details. It didn’t alter my performance or enjoyment, and I doubt it’s enough to care about even in the heat of a race
There we go. There's that BS where they cater to sell you the product instead of reviewing it!