Stupid question alert. Forgive me, I'm guilty of not being a bike gearing aficionado.
On the flats around here, my most comfortable cadence at crusing speed typically comes when I put my chain on the large chainring, but then stay in the lower gears in the rear cassette. (Not sure what my gearing is exactly, but it is stock Shamano 105 on a Cervelo One). This results in my chain "crossing" on an angle from front ring to rear cassette.
I was once warned about this by someone who said it would supposedly cause unnecessary wear. That sounded bad, so I have since gotten in the habit of riding in the small chainring more than I would like to "protect my drivetrain". I hate this. It isn't as comfortable as the large chainring.
So, how big of an issue is the "crossover wear" issue? Did I get bad advice?
On the flats around here, my most comfortable cadence at crusing speed typically comes when I put my chain on the large chainring, but then stay in the lower gears in the rear cassette. (Not sure what my gearing is exactly, but it is stock Shamano 105 on a Cervelo One). This results in my chain "crossing" on an angle from front ring to rear cassette.
I was once warned about this by someone who said it would supposedly cause unnecessary wear. That sounded bad, so I have since gotten in the habit of riding in the small chainring more than I would like to "protect my drivetrain". I hate this. It isn't as comfortable as the large chainring.
So, how big of an issue is the "crossover wear" issue? Did I get bad advice?
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Iron Buckeye: Jul 3, 06 7:53