Originally Posted by
jay4usc
tight spots don’t bother my cadence unless my legs are really tired. I always keep about 1inch of slack on the tightest spot on my chain.
My experience as well, but I just assume my cadence is messed up anyway when I am tired. Same w/chain tension so as long as not too tight you should be fine.
I do believe there used to be a larger selection of decent chainrings. Seems like they are not as plentiful as they used to be.