Originally Posted by
carleton
vw addict is right.
Think about it, when a road rider has issues with his knees, no one suggests, "Stay out of your 53t chain ring" as a solution.
Depends on what forum
I'm sure there are other place on bikeforums where people would hear 53t chain ring and say aha there's your problem.
Anyways it seems like all you hear these days is keep rpms up at all times or your knees will explode. Doesn't mean it's necessarily right, but...