Thanks for the replies.
I understand about the de-railer movement and how that could get funky with other gear spacings.
I usually use all the sprockets on the back except the 11. I do use the granny gear when necessary, so I don't want to remove that.
I have noticed my strength increasing in just the past month and do see the possibility that the big ring will eventually be useful, it just doesn't seem so now. If I really push I can average 17mph over a mostly flat slightly downhill 6 miles, where a month ago i couldn't do better than 10.
I'll check out the gear calculator and see how this all works out. It almost seems to me that I could loose a couple teeth off each of my front sprockets, get a lower granny gear, and a slightly lower range overall.
dynaryder: Im pretty sure my computer is calibrated correctly. Overall distance over 30 miles is almost spot on as compared to routeslip. Are you saying that is fast or slow? Im confused
