Thread: Do more gears help? 2 x 8 vs 2 x 10
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Old 03-10-23 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by terrymorse
The number of gears is less important than the high-to-low gear range.

The "more gears are better" crowd will tell you that having just that right gear combination for the current condition is important, but that's a Goldilocks argument. Humans are not that delicate.
I would add to your statement that there needs to be a reasonable means of getting to those gears. The problem I have with the “more gears are better” crowd and Goldilocks…”I need micro steps between higher gears” crowd is that the shift patterns for their gearing really sucks. Granted that more modern gearing is trending towards a wider range…something we’ve had with mountain bikes and touring bikes for decades…but the trend towards wide range 2x systems makes for really goofy gearing that is about a far away from that Goldilocks argument as you can get.
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