Originally Posted by
noodle soup
how often are you riding at 40mph, and for how long?
i want my bike to have ideal gearing for 98% of my ride, not the 2% of the time that I could go 2-3mph faster on a DH.
That comment essentially makes my point. I just want the ideal gearing at my preferred cadence for the situation. I use my 52-11 a lot more than I use my 36-28. In addition, I use the 52-11 a lot more than I use 52-22. Point of that rambling is that the 52-11 increases the % of time that I'm riding at my preferred gearing and cadence.
This is what folks miss who always rant "you haven't spun out yet". I want to limit excessive spinning and excessive grinding.