>>2004701>don't have the experience to know a good configuration from a bad configuration. But those bikes are probably not going to be shifted much anyway because the shifting experience will suck, which will convince the user that shifting sucks, or road bikes suckLets say in the 9 speed era, that instead of the ubiquitous 11-25
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Road bikes should have routinely been specced with 11-34
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As they are now.
Compare to the most popular gravel gearing, like a SRAM eagle cassette:
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If 2t gaps at the top end are -so bad-, then why are cassettes with 2t gaps, so popular for gravel racing?
BTW i have had several road bikes with 1t gaps, and 1t gaps are magical. Would I rather have 1t gaps, or wide gearing, for road riding? It depends, but as a default, 100% wide gearing.
As for the fact that we should have had compact over std cranks earlier, that is a complete no brainer, there is no arguement to be made there. Some people who do fast group rides might legitimately want that top gear but no one else does.
