On 09/02/2017 12:03 PM, lum gim fong wrote:
With my triple I am constantly switching between 2nd and 3rd rings. If I can
juat stay on one ring that might be better.
To me this indicates your choice of chain rings and sprockets is not
optimal for you. Quoting Jan Heine from 3 Nov 2012
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/how-to-choose-your-chainrings/
When I select my gearing, I think of three gears:
* *Base gear: *This is the gear I mostly use on flat roads when
spinning along.
* *High gear: *This is the largest gear that I use when I am
sprinting for a city limit sign with friends, or riding with a
powerful tailwind.
* *Low gear: *This is the smallest gear I need on the roads I
usually ride.
In addition to covering the range from low to high gear, a good gear
selection will do the following:
* Put the base gear in the middle of the rear freewheel/cassette,
so that I can adjust to changes in speed and terrain with a
simple shift or two in the rear.
* Provide small enough steps between gears, so that I can continue
pedaling seamlessly.
It's one reason why the oh-so-common 34/50 just doesn't work for me at
all. The 50 puts my base gear almost at the shift point when I have to
cross over for even the slightest increase in incline, and that's just
maddening. My 24/36/46 puts my base gear on the 46 right in the middle
of the cassette, and I can stay on the big ring for over 90% of my riding.
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