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Nah, I definitely get that. Works well with a compact on big ring + middle sprocket. I'm not so keen on standard big ring + small sprocket, precisely because of the non-parallel-ness. A good manly gear, but not good for p0rn aesthetics. Big ring + big sprocket = parallel but then you're in a silly gear with the rear mech all stretched out.
#OCD

Racing bikes should be photographed in setting fast. I'm not arguing a case, it's was a FACT and is now an INTERNET FACT...

...just as cross bikes should be muddy and beaters should be locked-up.

Parallel lines look nice, on a mixte's frame tubes.

:)