Originally Posted by
RollCNY
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You are on flat ground, and your SS is geared at your self selected cadence. Is a geared bike more work, less work, or the same work at that moment?
Also, I can pedal pretty much any gear at my self selected cadence. The question is whether I want to go fast (with lots of work), medium (with medium work) or slow (with little work). I can do any of those speeds on any of my gears with my self selected cadence on my road bike. You seem to believe that, because you have to gear a SS for hills/wind, that you'll work less on the flats because you go slower. Well... I can go slow on a road bike too.
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