>>2026041>(yes, Timmy, front and rear)this is absolute fucking nonsense
Lets say he has 50/34 and 11-32
11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 28, 32
You would ride these gears 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24 in the big ring
and these gears 21, 24, 28, 32 in the small ring
If you need to crosschain further than that, say, to punch and crest a hill, you can.
At a stop light you would just shift down to 52- 18/21/24 depending
It is absolutely not necessary to be in a smaller gear than that, or to crosschain, to takeoff from a light.
>>2026036>well that's what i used to do, just permanently use the big ring because the small one feels too weak.On the flat, yes. The small gear exists for hills. Part of what you orignally mentioned with your new drivetrain plan is that you wanted more range... so if you want more range then that's what 2x is, it's more range, for hills. The small gear is for hills.
>if you're experienced with 2x, explain how to properly shift from high gear at a full stop. because shifting to the small chainring is crosschaining, and so is staying in the big ring downshifting on the cassette. are you supposed to shift with both at every intersection?No dude, unless you have a very tight cassette, which is not how modern drivetrains work, the small gear IS FOR HILLS
