Originally Posted by
redlude97
How can you say he is correct and then follow up by saying you could use either a 12-28 or 12-27? Smokehouse is arguing that the 4% difference between a 27 and a 28 is make or break. This corresponds to a 2-3rpm difference at <10mph
I agree with him that the 11-32 is too low of a gear for me and that I prefer the spacing found on the 11-26, 12-27 (essentially the same thing shifted down by a gear) or the 12-28. In mountains I'd go a low as a 28 but I wouldn't need it. I don't have a lot of plans to climb stuff with grades much over 10%.
J.