Originally posted by Nick-NH
Here's a question that might be related to all this and it's regarding how you ride. I've always been taught to keep my chain as straight as possible - ie not crossed up - Like going from 53 to 24 (in my current case 24 is the largest cog). In fact, I typically ride half and half - I use cogs 24-17 on the small chain ring and 13-17 on the large. Now this is an old bike, 7 speed Ultegra 600 group, but the concept is the same. Do you typically cross up your chain these days with the new components or is the philosophy still the same as I've described. My new ride is a Six13 with Record (still 3 weeks before delivery) and I want to make sure I'm doing right by my components. So, all this being said, perhaps there's less of an impact on the short cage rear detrailleur with a 13-29 if you're always only using the smaller chainring with those big cogs?