It's been the rage my whole cycling career as developing a powerful high cadence pedaling style with grunt on demand was what our coaches emphasized 40 years ago. Modern wide-range gearing gives tight ratios for efficiency and low range for climbing, it was one or the other "back when". 13T top cogs w/ 53 or 52 big-rings still get it for me, and give nice tight steps below, but I'm just an elderly fellow plootering about.....

-Bandera