Originally Posted by
Hida Yanra
Re cadence: your 50x11 is meaningfully larger than my 53x12, and I'm planning on gearing *down* on my next crit bike. something to think about
Meaning 53x13? Interesting, I'm just about to switch from 50x11 to 53x11 solely for top end in crits. It's not because I spin out in sprints (heh), it's because my cadence tends to be low in hard efforts, especially at the end of races, and I want the extra 2 mph. At 90 rpm, 50x11=32 mph and 53x11=34 mph.