> They actually work better than modern ones imo, because you can go into any gear from either front cog with no issue You can do this on the latest modern st

> They actually work better than modern ones imo, because you can go into any gear from either front cog with no issue You can do this on the latest modern stuff too, what you are describing is often called "cross-chaining". Cross chaining has generally always worked, it's just not recomended as puts undue wear on the chain and gears, coupled with the fact gear ratios on bikes overlap so much you will get the same or similar pedal effort from the cog with less cross-chain. Cross-chaining usually isn't recommended on a 2x8 speed road groupset either but like everything bike maintenance opinions vary. > https://wickwerks.com/support/crosschaining https://wickwerks.com/support/crosschaining