Originally Posted by l33t

Great! I have no need to be an out-of-control-hipster because I live in a really lame city where everybody is fat and nobody bikes, so running brakes and a 15-16t cog might be the best option, but damn that ish is gonna wear fast.

That was my primary concern. I am averaging ~10mi a day, so I wanted to prep the chainring/cog setup for the sense of wear.