Originally Posted by soonerschwinn
If all else stays the same (wind, elevation, etc.) you cannot increase speed without increasing effort. Increasing chainring size will not overcome the additional drag that must be overcome to go faster. Put another way, increasing bike speed is the same as increasing wind speed. And we all know that increasing wind speed means more effort to go the same speed no matter what gearing.
SS
That's why with my cruiser and bigger tires i feel like im about the same as on my drop bar bike with a higher gear. You can ride in a postman into any wind if you are going slow enough.