*I would only worry about cross chaining if it was noisy and bothering me.* The only noise I've had was a brutally bad/poorly timed shift in the small ring while climbing and was in too small of a cog in the rear...I've never had noise going in big ring/cog, so I think I'm okay.
*In general, cutting switchbacks undermines trails that people work hard to maintain. It's not a good look. Clearly I don't know the specifics of your trail, so I don't want to be too judgemental.* Yeah, that's something to think about for sure. It's a paved pedestrian/bike trail maintained by the city, and I mainly like cutting it because it helps me avoid really tight/slow turns when there are pedestrians around (and I never could go up it on my 1x7 setup on my last bike!). But I see your point. On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 10:12:14 PM UTC-5 tuolumne bikes wrote: > Ben, there are lots of different points of view about riding. Nobody's > right or wrong. I would only worry about cross chaining if it was noisy and > bothering me. I would cruise up hills that are unlikely to need the small > ring by just shifting the back. If I thought I would need the small ring, I > would think about whether I should shift that big gap on the front sooner > than later so I'm not stuck with the big shift when the going is harder. > Doubly so on dirt. > > In general, cutting switchbacks undermines trails that people work hard to > maintain. It's not a good look. Clearly I don't know the specifics of your > trail, so I don't want to be too judgemental. > > Carl > 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/44d49885-c0bb-42b4-9214-02eee92b12bcn%40googlegroups.com.
