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Old 09-19-11 | 10:16 PM
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Scheherezade
12mph+ commuter
 
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From: Oak Park, IL
Originally Posted by Drew Eckhardt
50-34 x 13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-23. Enough to go up or down anything in the Colorado Rockies.
I spin up a hill on my commute going 90rpm at 5.5ish miles an hour. When translated to flat speed, that power output is around 13-14mph. Using the gearing you suggested, I'd be spinning around 50rpm up that same hill. Not my cup of tea.
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