Originally Posted by
ahsposo
Not as long as you are a card carrying member of AARP, a Weight Watchers drop out or piloting a fully loaded tour bike. Otherwise they are to be avoided by an aspiring Velomati. It's hard to look bad ass pushing a granny gear.
Whether in front or back. Anything bigger than a 23 is dorky looking. A 26 is about as goofy as a compact crank and pie-plate sized mountain bike cogs with 28 or more teeth look worse than triple cranks on road bikes.