• I often find the most technical bits are transitioning from downhill to uphill, hence big gear changes. Maybe i’m just not looking agead enough but I personally find having to think about an FD more of a hinderance than a help.

  • if you have a wide 2x system you can easily avoid shifting the big ring constantly on singletrack. especially with di2. i ride singletrack all the time with 50/34 x 11-40. singletrack i'm basically always in the small ring. 34 x 11 is plenty big on tight/tech stuff. in any case di2 fd are so good that you can shift it really most any time without a hassle.

  • 34 x 11 is plenty big on tight/tech stuff.

    Mine is setup so it won't cross chain like that, but I agree with the general principle of this. I just change into big ring out of habit mostly and since you don't often get a nice gradual transition to the climb, just dumping from big to small ring tends to work a lot better than having to move all the way up or down the cassette.

    Basically 2x is better and #hippyisalwaysright

    Can I interest you guys in a Mac vs PC argument?

  • But why do you need that much range? If I'm on a ride where I might need a 34-40, there's no way I'm going to need 50-11.
    Di2 is good, but you still can't brake at the same time as shifting without some crazy finger contortions.

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