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Old 08-11-14, 01:11 PM
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I just looked at my last few sets of 2x20's and I tend to do them at 80-85 rpm, but I am focusing on a target wattage rather than cadence. Ideally I would do them at 90-95.

But 48x14 is a plenty big gear. 80 rpm on 26"x 1.5" tires is roughly 20mph.
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