gears...what does this mean?

[SadieKate]

Couple of things -

First, the percentage of change. 2 teeth is a much greater percentage of change in the small cogs

Secondly,practicality as you get into steep climbs. Typically you don't really care about one-two tooth increments in the big cogs. You just need a gear, any gear.

One tooth increments are far more noticeable when you're trying to fine tune a gear selection and cadence on flat roads when you're using the smaller cogs.

And soft pedaling enough to change cogs should be easy. It's shifting chainrings that is hard.

[Kalidurga]

And soft pedling enough to change cogs should be easy. It's shifting chainrings that is hard.

Well, then, in addition to being the Queen of Cross-Chaining, I must also be the Duchess of the Hard Uphill Shift