Originally Posted by
Homebrew01
Then downshift ! I use a 50 x 14 after I am up to speed at about 20+ mph.
I start off in my 39 x 21 or so, then gradually shift up as I go faster...
About the same for me -- as fast as I go, I hardly spend much time in the 50/14 or 50/13 where my bike tops out. Now that I think about it, it's kind of discourteous to wobble around in one's 95" gear when the light turns green, while people behind them wait.