It should be about usable range. But it is easier to sell more range. I run Eagle 12 speed with a 30 th on one and 32 on the other. 10-50 on each. That is low enough for my purposes. I would have preferred the 32 on the one bike but it’s what was available. I do use the highest gears but very infrequently. I would rather see a 14-50 12 speed and other combos too. If a rider actually had 12 cogs that they could use, wear would be distributed over more cogs enhancing durability perhaps. But no. We get a 9 cog that won’t likely get used at all for some kind of bragging rights.
Oct. 27, 2022, 1:16 p.m. - Andy Eunson
It should be about usable range. But it is easier to sell more range. I run Eagle 12 speed with a 30 th on one and 32 on the other. 10-50 on each. That is low enough for my purposes. I would have preferred the 32 on the one bike but it’s what was available. I do use the highest gears but very infrequently. I would rather see a 14-50 12 speed and other combos too. If a rider actually had 12 cogs that they could use, wear would be distributed over more cogs enhancing durability perhaps. But no. We get a 9 cog that won’t likely get used at all for some kind of bragging rights.