Compare drivetrains side by side — how low they climb, how fast they top out, how smoothly they shift.
At a glance
Effective gear sequence
Every gear you’d actually use, as a dot on a speed line — even spacing means even jumps;
red marks a jump you’ll feel (over 15 %), a dashed line a front shift. Hover a dot for detail.
Scorecard
Bold marks the winner of each row — the hint under each label says what winning means.
The dot column shows how far apart the setups sit.
All combinationsevery ring × cog pair — ✕ cross-chain excluded, faded = near-duplicate
Single front-shift strategysmall ring up to the switch cog, one front shift, big ring out
A simpler way to ride a 2×/3×: stay in the small ring up to the chosen cog, shift the front
once, finish in the big ring. Adjust Front-shift at cog above to move the
transition point.
Full tables & per-setup statisticsevery combination with ratio, development, gear-inches, speed, step