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Originally Posted by
Bill Kapaun
Aren't 10 useful gears enough?
I like a tight set of cogs in the 12-13-14-15-16 progression, This covers speeds from 15 to 31 mph with a tight 90 to 100 cadence, if I change from the small chainring to the bigger chainring at about 21 mph. I don't like the 14 to 16 jump on flatter routes. The 15 is far more useful than the 11. Enough said.
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Last edited by Barrettscv; 01-27-17 at 11:21 AM.