Originally Posted by
Rutnick
Sometimes a cheap crank will shift slow in the front. Honestly, I see more people trying to hammer on power while shifting that causes more problems. That easing up slightly during the shift really helps.
I seldom ever use granny even climbing 20% stuff with a MTB cassette but I've been using an ultegra 12-27 lately on my HT.
His bike has XT cranks. Do people who ride more than than a few times a year try to shift under heavy loading? You would think common sense and feel would prevent this. Sounds like your a strong rider, but I still love my granny for the techy stuff.