My road next bike will have a 42-tooth chainring and a 10-36 cassette (Force eTap). I’d go for Campag if I liked their shifter lever ergonomics, but alas, I really don’t. I’m in a similar power-to-weight class as you are, and I agree, I don’t really use my 50:11 or 52:11 on my current bike. There are only a few rollers where I can safely use such tall gears. Even when zipping along at 50 km/h I’m in 50:13 or at most 50:12. Since we do have proper mountains, I still do need a proper low gear. A 42:36 = 1.17 is a tad taller than 34:30 = 1.13.
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