Originally Posted by
surak
My man, you can't even keep track of how many p's are in the word "triple" and you expect me to believe that you know what sprocket you're riding in the back without checking religiously? Also that advice is still 3x more complicated than remembering to stay in the big chainring unless it's hard going uphill.
On some of my bikes I don't know unless I check religiously, but im so used to 3x7 that I always know what gear im in. I also know the number of teeth on all of my gears and can tell you exactly what ratio im riding. like 2-5 is 38x18 and I know this without having to think about it. Some people I ride with, who are very experienced, tend to cross their chain more than me. I'm very anal about chain crossing. Its usually when they stay in the big chainring and just go up the cassette without really thinking about it. Its hard to know if youre crossing your chain unless you are very aware of what gear you are in