Originally Posted by
justkeepedaling
I have a 6 speed cassette so my spread is huge
With fewer rear cogs, the solution was always to use the front shifting more to access gears on the other chain ring. We have become spoiled with 10 or 11 speed cassettes, and can stay on one front ring until the wind or the slope changes direction. But with only six cogs you may have to find something on the other ring. Instead of 53/19 for example you could use 39/14.