Originally Posted by
Mumonkan
i read somewhere to take your height in inches and that would be an "optimum" gear inch for your bike. of course everyones subjective but it seems to be pretty true for me (tho i prefer a bit taller by a few inch, since im 70")
That's really interesting. I've never heard that before either. I'm 72'' tall and I'm currently riding ~75 gear inches. Started at 71, but it's all flat where I ride and I wanted something a bit larger. So far 75 seems pretty much perfect for me/the terrain.