Originally Posted by
Matariki
Most ppl want 2nd gear as the cruising gear but some use the highest gear to have 2 lower gears.
Exactly what I did when I was commuting on a 3 speed. Rather than just use the high gear for downhills I set it up so that I could comfortabley maintain cruising speed on level ground, allowing for higher rpm to handle tailwind conditions. That gave me two other gears to handle hills, headwinds, etc.