Originally Posted by
flink
I just bought myself my first seven speed after owning 2 twentywhatever speed mountain bikes. I'm looking to mostly just putz around town and the I found the simplicity appealing. that being said, I haven't spent much time on it yet so I don't really know how it's gonna work out in the long run. only one way to find out I guess.
thoughts?
Depending on the cassette you have the only real difference you'll notice is a bigger jump in cadence switching between cogs. I use a compact for commuting and go from the 50/12 down to a 34/21 which is a ratio of 2.57. You can get the same range with an 11-28 7 speed cassette. You'll just have bigger jumps between gears.