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Old 04-10-11 | 02:49 PM
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qmsdc15
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Bikes: rockhopper, delta V, cannondale H300, Marin Mill Valley

Capecodder is correct. You don't need those gears. The range of your two chainrings has a lot of overlap. In the old days of five speed cogsets, we used the overlap to provide more choices, in between two of a rider's big ring ratios was a small ring ratio. This is called half-step gearing, but today with your ten speed cogset, you don't need to bother with that, and with a compact double crankset, that's maybe the compromise you make. If you had a triple, you wouldn't worry about this. You would only use your small ring when you needed your lowest gears.

Use your small ring with cogs 1 through 6 and use your big ring when you need a taller gear.

Enjoy the ride! Nice bike!
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