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Or get an IGH and the gearing is all sequencial.
But the overlap in gear inches is better now a days than 30 years ago. Standard double chainrings were 52-42, no the standard is 53-39 or for a compact double 50-34, this is for road cranksets. I think some of the reason for the overlap is not wanting too much jump in the front chainrings for smoother shifting.
Last edited by cyclist2000; 06-30-11 at 10:19 AM.