thanks black heart billy.but will it make life any easier?
Unless you intend to race seriously then I'd forget about a double chain ring set up. After three to four hours in the mountains I am usually glad I have the extra granny ring to get me up that last climb.
Depends, i have a double chainring on my ht, the granny and the second one - i'm not superman so don't need the largest ring when i'm out in thar hills.