Originally Posted by
joey buzzard
...Do you think that triple crankset is worth keeping? Personally I'd ditch it first thing.
I ride with only a single up front and a wide range cassette in the back. and my bike climbs like a little dream.
I don't understand the desirability for having so many ultra-low gears in front on a 20" bike with a 53t big cog?
Seems to me that it just adds weight and unnecessary complexity to the machine.
Simplicity is bliss, especially on a fast bike.
Nothing wrong with simplicity! But if you're running a single chainring with a widerange cassette, that means big gaps between gears, and that's not for everyone.
Hence the various gearing permutations for 20" folders - triple cranks or 3x IGH's - to allow smaller steps between gears within the same total gear range.