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Old 04-02-12, 08:40 AM
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If you plan on flying past a roadie, then you must also plan on having your legs fall off right after. No matter the ratio. If you have it high enough to be that fast, you would blow out your knees in a matter of minutes standing up and pedaling that hard for that long. And the wheels are too small for that to be effective anyways. Thats why nobody does it, and they have more compact ratios on their bikes.
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