Quote Originally Posted by Veronica View Post
I'm plenty strong and I still use my granny gears - A LOT!

It's all in where you ride.

V.
Today my friend and I rode up Iron Mountain Rd. near Pollock Pines. Talk about needing your granny gears!!!

Based on the info and advice in this thread, today I tried changing chain rings more often to avoid cross chaining, and it worked great. I probably switched rings 8-10 times and didn't drop the chain once. Much better. Less noise and chain rub, and better gearing performance in general.