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Old 09-07-16 | 09:02 AM
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From: Alpharetta, GA

Bikes: Nashbar Road

Originally Posted by scote621
Max speed recorded was only 28mph downhill. I am wondering if that is a limitation of my phone's gps monitoring over short distances or an actual limitation of the gearing on the bike.
Gears not the gps most likely.

If it's like the one I had it's got a 48 tooth big ring and a 13 or 14 rear cog so that's about the speed you'd spin out at around 100 rpm. It's actually got a MTB drive train. If I recall correctly that's why I looked for a freewheel with a 12 or 11 tooth cog when it was time to replace it. Or it was when I upgraded the wheel to a freehub with 11-26 cassette.
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