Originally Posted by
old's'cool
Do you realize that is a cadence of over 118, according to my calculation? That seems pretty extreme. If you are rocking that on the flat in calm conditions then I'm very impressed. But if that's downhill, I guess your feet, and everything attached to them, are mostly along for the ride, as it were.
Usually anything over 25 is with some degree of downhill or a tailwind, but I can still apply power up to ~30 MPH or so. Being able to spin is a useful thing if you're in your highest gear.
Originally Posted by
Daniel4
What are those numbers you call "in. top gear"?
The others explained it pretty well, but one nice thing about gear inches is that it removes wheel size from the measurement so you can compare gearing across different bikes. 72" is 72", whether you're on a BMX, an MTB, or a road bike with 27" wheels.
