Avoid Crossing the Chain
Avoid Crossing the Chain
Ragardless which chainring you decide to use, avoid crossing the chain. This means using the big chainring, and a big (low gear) cog on the cassette, or the small chainring, and a small (high gear) cog on the cassette. These gears put a lot of tension on the chain, and they’re inefficient – you’re effectively leaking power by using them.