BTW, now that I look at it in that light, I'm sure I'd love the feeling of super-tight ratios so much, having to shift more often would feel like a good thing.

Oh yeah, in the code I wrote, a long-press would change shifting modes - the chain would shift like a normal triple; once off the small ring it'd run through the ratios on the 50, only shifting to the 52 if you wanted top gear.