By far I spend the majority of my time on my big ring (52). I have a triple also. And recently have not been afraide to use that granny on some really steep and persistant climbs. I tend to like to power over the bigger gears to build and maintain strength. However my cassette goes down to a 26 cog so I don't mash as often as people think. Cadance can be anywhere between 120 (or higher all I know is the spin is to the point I have to go up a gear so I stop bouncing all over the place), down to 60. I also have a thing when I ride that I like to feel a little resistance to the stroke and smaller gears don't usually do that.