Originally Posted by ed073
Who gives a rat's about gearing/ratios/compact cranks blah blah....none of these are gonna help you when you're suffering in a block headwind or struggling to close a gap.
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I gotta say....for some reason I insist on having an 11, even on my 8 speed bikes, which
means I've got 11,12,13,14,15,17,19,21.
I really miss the 16 when I'm grinding into a head wind. Sometimes, changing
between the 15 to the 17 kills me -- too big a change in rpm