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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

Reverse.........

Originally Posted by Bill Verburg

what Asphaltgmbler means is that you have t backwards
the 50 front 11 rear is an overdrive, .220

Duh! I'd been looking at the numbers thinking "why do those look all wrong???" It makes sense that I've got the division backwards and the gear ratios should look more like a car, big numbers for low gears and smaller numbers for high gears. Thanks

Originally Posted by VincentVega

Don't over think it. Ride. ☺

Yeah, I tend to over think everything, but when I get out there, I do just ride.

Originally Posted by Bill Verburg

the only underdriven is the 30 front 32 rear, 1.0667, I've never seen an undriven gear set on a street bike the lowest gear on any of mine is .889(36f/32r)

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

More than likely you'll never use the 30 front on the road. (Probably wouldn't even use it off road unless you're bikepacking up the Rocky Mountains))

Correct, the small chain ring has been used just to make sure that the front derailleur will hit all 3 and is adjusted well, but not anything else. I just use the middle and big in practice. I think this bike is designed to be used as a tourer. It's got front and rear rack mounts and came with big 38mm gravel tires, so I think it's setup so it could be used for bike-packing. I've tried the first gear just to see what it's like, yeah, I could climb walls or trees with it for sure.

The reason you want to try and avoid cross chaining your chainline is to keep wear on the chain and sprockets to a minimum, and as a plus, it's quieter.

Yep, that's why I was asking, to try to figure out how much of an angle is ok, and how much to avoid to avoid the extra wear.