Originally Posted by rmikkelsen
I'd like to know what kind of experiences people have had RIDING with the Megarange. Do you wish there were some intermediate cogs, or is it enough to have bailout gear for the really steep stuff? I do pretty well on rolling hills with my existing setups (52-42/13-26 6 speed set up and a 53-39/13-28 7 speed), but I'm pretty sure those aren't enough to carry me through the mountains.
I rather like it, here in Michigan. You get a fairly close ratio and nicely spaced 13-24, then a bail-out gear. Lately I only use the bail out on steep tired climbs. a 42/34 gear is a lot lower than your 39/28.
I do wish I had a smooth range of gears that bridged sometimes between the 24 and the 34. Lately I want more cadence tuning at slower speed/high cadence, something like a 28 T gear in between the 24 and the 34. So I guess on some rides the 34 is too low, and the 24 is too high!
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