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@kenkorda
Cant believe it.. thought a SS forum would be one place where the old campy vs shimano never-ending argument would never have to raise its head!... It really will never end
Generally if you dont use all there gears you A) have the wrong ratios or B) just aren't riding very efficiently. I use every one of my 12-27 on both rings (with standard chain rings find I run out of gears up the steep ones).Spend most of the time spinning the legs quickly in the low gears, especially up hills, reserving the lower cadence stuff for the short bursts attack/sprints/out the saggle stuff or when your sat at the back out the wind. When I started I found I really had to force myself to spin the legs as it almost feels harder but in the long run staves off the blactic much more effectively.
BTW for any one after an OTP charge plug, this looks like a pretty good deal (note the £40 worth free accesories)
http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=14037&catID=752