LOL. It is meant for off-road touring. Duh. Didn't even occur to me why the gears are that way until you pointed it out. If you added touring gear you would need this set-up.

I don't have a computer w/cadence on this bike, only a basic one. I have a wireless one on the Madone and it varies from 75-85. Not sure what it would be with the Fargo. It was just crazy to be going uphill at 15 mph on a hill that my Madone only does at 10. I was doing 20mph on flats w/o coasting. Just humming along in the top gear and using the middle gear to get up hills. This bike is amazing.