Some bikes have a minimum chainring size - for example a Rocky Mountain Altitude 29” at 30t - and there’s plenty of folks who can’t turn 30x42t up the steeper pitches on the Shore.
Generally, I’m all for bigger jumps between cogs, smaller chainrings, and less gears! Less weight, less money, more durability, shorter cages. But it’s not possible with some (usually carbon) bikes.
Also, ‘everyone’ wants the new-new.
July 31, 2021, 9:27 a.m. - Andrew Major
Some bikes have a minimum chainring size - for example a Rocky Mountain Altitude 29” at 30t - and there’s plenty of folks who can’t turn 30x42t up the steeper pitches on the Shore. Generally, I’m all for bigger jumps between cogs, smaller chainrings, and less gears! Less weight, less money, more durability, shorter cages. But it’s not possible with some (usually carbon) bikes. Also, ‘everyone’ wants the new-new.