Quote Originally Posted by Miranda View Post
OK, my words I use on the mtb are: "the 'big easy'... as something in like that old movie... means easier / smaller ring gear to turn... so use big lever to make it easy". Obviously the reverse, the smaller sized lever makes it harder / bigger gear ring to turn. Seems like big lever should equal big gear?!

Always leads me to believe gearing was invented by a dyslexic. Which I'm slightly that way too.
I HATED this about Shimano...which is why I went for a bike with SRAM for my 2nd road bike. I won't go back.