sysrq

About to try out half-step gearing. Since there are some mechanical and dimensional issues regarding to 45t chainring to get 7% steps between gears, I'm starting to think about putting on 46t chainring which would result in 10% gear steps for coarse finetuning when shifting from 42t to 46t. This should be better than 14-17% steps between14, 16, 18, 21, 24, 28, 34 cogs when using rear derailleur alone. Downshifting would require double shifting which results in loss of momentum anyway.
This would also result in 11% and 10% step between 34t and 28t cog for better cadence during climbing, instead of 7% and 13% which would otherwise not be noticable. On the other hand there would be no even progression on the top end for building up and maintaining speed. Probably will have to just try it out since preference for specific gear steps and cadence is considered to be highly individual thing which depends on a muscular ability, terrain, etc..