Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
Your example of shifting from the 17 was stupid.
This is the second time you have called me stupid. Your need to be insulting just shows how poor your arguments are. I don’t question your intelligence and I expect the same from you.
The example I used is the same independent of which chainring/cog combination is chosen. By your own admission.
Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
You picked this example to support your flawed analysis. Your idea that a 2 cog shift is hunting is also ridiculous. I make the same 2 cog shift, after nearly every chainring shift and it works perfectly. With Campy shifters, it's a 1 second event.
Your
need for two shifts is the very definition of hunting. There is also no better example of a hole in the shift pattern than a need for a two cog upshift after a downshift. A shift pattern without holes wouldn’t require an upshift after a downshift. Triples aren’t perfect but the jump is much smaller and doesn’t usually need any upshift to adjust for cadence.
Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
.... The compact gearing works fine and there is no hunting. In the mountainous terrain that I ride looks mean nothing. Gear changes are done by feel. I ride some roads that look to be level but aren't, due to the way they are carved out of a mountain.
Then what do you call a 2 cog upshift that you do every time you shift?
Gear changes are not just done by feel. They are a combination of feel and looking at the road. I ridden in Colorado my whole life and I don’t just look down at my wheels when I ride. Large and steep climbs don’t get any easier if you don’t look at them.