Originally Posted by ejschultz

I've got a 9 speed cassette, too. Out of the 27 available speeds, I use maybe 5 of them, all from the middle crank up front. The small one is too torquey unless I'm mountain biking with it and the large one is far too tall. I can hit 30 mph on flat ground in 7 and 2; I don't see the need for the large crank.