So...after waking up to some replies and feeling okay about how I've been riding, I decided to do the opposite and utilize the granny ring more on my ride to school today. Long story short, I think I have the hang of it and can see spending more time on it. I did, however, have more slipping/lack of engagement while in the granny ring that was a little befuddling, but I'm pretty sure it's technique (I've got one of Grant's bluhgs about shifting pinned to read when I get some time during lunch today). I also read some shifting theory from Sheldon Brown this morning before I left and am feeling pretty good about it!
Thanks again for everyone's thoughts/feedback! Ben On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:47:53 AM UTC-5 brendonoid wrote: > Everyone with a 1x drivetrain is cross chaining worse than you. > Seriously however I found that forcing myself to use the granny ring on my > wide/lows as often as possible saves a lot of premature wear and tear on my > drive train. The stainless/steel granny ring is a lot more durable and > spreading the load means you replace the alloy chainring less and wear out > the chain slower. > > Just my two cents. > > On Monday, 12 October 2020 at 18:51:42 UTC+8 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote: > >> *My entirely unscientific opinion is it's basically a 1x system with a >> granny bailout. You're supposed to use the 42 most of the time and across >> the full range. * >> >> That's what thought. >> >> The only reason I'm asking is because I had a bad shift incident last >> week (really noisy/rough while climbing in small ring...) and so I started >> digging around the ever-so-helpful internet and found a lot of dogmatic >> writing about NEVER cross chaining big ring to big cogs/small ring to small >> cogs. In retrospect, my bad shift incident was almost certainly waiting too >> long to drop down to the small ring, probably combined with spastic >> movement of the shifter. >> >> On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 10:06:54 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> My entirely unscientific opinion is it's basically a 1x system with a >>> granny bailout. You're supposed to use the 42 most of the time and across >>> the full range. >>> >>> On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 5:08:37 PM UTC-7 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> Hello! >>>> I did try a few searches for some discussion or an answer to this >>>> question and came up empty...but I'm sure someone will provide a link with >>>> everything I'm looking for! >>>> >>>> But here's my question...if I have the Clipper wide/low double (42/26) >>>> with a 9 speed cassette, am I "cross-chaining" and putting premature >>>> stress >>>> on my chain by staying on the 42t at all times unless climbing? The way I >>>> understand it, in a double crankset with a guard, the big ring is where >>>> the >>>> middle ring would be in a triple and can use all the rear cogs. Am I wrong? >>>> >>>> If I'm out riding for fun, I'm usually on the big ring and the smaller >>>> half of the cassette and I'll shift the FD to the small ring if I have a >>>> climb (there's a really fun short cut through one end of a switchback that >>>> I like dropping down and climbing). On my work commute, I'm riding uphill >>>> for about a mile before things level off, then theres a series of descents >>>> and climbs that keep the ride interesting. But that first mile is boring >>>> and I stick with the big ring in the first three cogs most of the time. >>>> Would it be easier on my chain to use the 26t ring with the middle of the >>>> cassette for that section instead? >>>> >>>> Thanks for your thoughts! >>>> -Ben >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fcfd810c-a7c5-4fb0-848e-4fa3eff180e8n%40googlegroups.com.
