Originally Posted by
sovende
Well, it’s hardly “madness” but I’ll acknowledge that it’s your opinion. I was providing an answer to the OP’s query on how to figure out a way to understand/use the gears available on the bike that he has. The fact that the Sheldon Brown Gear Calculator actually provides a printable chart to “reference mid-ride” (actually while riding), tells me it’s not madness at all!
Then we must ride bikes in an entirely different manner - either my effort is too hard for me to faff about with charts or my effort is light enough that it's not necessary.