SRAM taking a page out of the old Shimano "Megarange" playbook. Fortunately Shimano did not do this with their new 12 speed. As far as I'm concerned this is a marketing driven mistake on SRAM's part. Big jumps like this into a 'bail out' gear just make you lose all your momentum and spin out on technical climbs and create a clunky big jump when shifting in general. I would not buy this even though I probably need a bail out gear more than most :(
June 11, 2020, 7:47 a.m. - Brad_xyz
SRAM taking a page out of the old Shimano "Megarange" playbook. Fortunately Shimano did not do this with their new 12 speed. As far as I'm concerned this is a marketing driven mistake on SRAM's part. Big jumps like this into a 'bail out' gear just make you lose all your momentum and spin out on technical climbs and create a clunky big jump when shifting in general. I would not buy this even though I probably need a bail out gear more than most :(