Originally Posted by
Broctoon
I don't even consider the guy with a rusty chain on his 30 year old Schwinn beach cruiser to be a serious cyclist. Of course anyone posting regularly on BF is already in the top few percent of everyone who owns a bicycle.
But you think this ryan_rides dude* cruising around Florida on his Aventon is such an elite, finely tuned athlete that he'll realize an advantage by going with larger gears? Might as well also recommend he get a carbon fiber stem top cap and titanium bolt, because these are verifiably, objectively lighter weight than aluminum and steel pieces, and lighter bikes = better performance.
This is not opinion: The performance difference between small vs. large gears of the same overall ratio is infinitesimal. You can achieve greater results by changing your tire air pressure by 2 PSI. Get bigger gears because they look cool, or you found some for a good price, or they may wear longer. Heck, get some because a Voodoo witch doctor put a curse on your current gears, so if you ride west on them when Jupiter is aligned with Sagittarius, a baby panda will die. Imagining it will make you faster is just that, imaginary. Cheers to you too!
* No disrespect to the OP intended here.
none of the claims you just threw at me, I actually made. Can you point to where I said any of this? Makes you faster? No. I said it creates a smoother, more efficent drivetrain with reduced friction and it spreads torque load. That’s verifiably what I stated and it’s verifiably true. It’s also true that smaller chainring combos have faster pickup and acceleration. (Though that can be mitigated by lighter weight chainrings) this is why I also asked him wether he’s more interested in sprinting performance or a more sustained higher speed in his performance upgrade desires. I also, specifically mentioned tire pressure, but its clear you didn’t bother to read before flinging your nonsense, which is a pattern I’m noticing.
What this guy and his aventon in Florida is capable of is irrelevant (some elitist bs there), so you may not have meant disrespect, but you gave it and you know you gave it because you had to give a disclaimer. That’s pathetic. He asked specifically about a more efficent drivetrain, I answered, with facts. The only thing you’ve offered so far is twisting of my position, putting words in my mouth and insulting the OP. And all for what? Because I gave an open opinion that going larger could be useful? You clearly don’t care about helping the OP, otherwise you wouldn’t have blantatly insulted him to try and take a jab at me. Doubly pathetic. My facts still stand, even if some guy and his aventon in florida can’t utilise, and you’ve successfully made yourself look like a right bully. Congrats mate, for being a tosser. Cheers.