Originally Posted by
gus6464
Why stop at 3x. Let's go to 4x so spinners can stop complaining. Even better, let's go 5x for some real fun.
Hardy har. But in the real world, we're usually climbing, descending, or on level ground. I found the 3x10 gearing on my touring bike to match those situations quite well, while still having close ratios and enjoyably small gaps in the rear. Front shifts were logically mapped to the terrain, and relatively infrequent. It's not just about total range.
I am not a fan of any cable-actuated disc brake setup I've tried though, so I'm on 2x11 hydros now. As with all 2x setups there's some transition zone of rolling or low incline where you're constantly moving the front ring (and the rear to match). If you haven't spent a lot of time on 3x, you don't know how nice it is not to have to do this.
I guess it is possible to get a 3x hydro Di2 setup working though
I had also thought it was possible to have civilized discourse without mean-spirited sarcasm and reductio ad absurdum, but I might be wrong about that