Originally Posted by
pdlamb
Somewhere below 20 gear inches it's better to walk -- easier than trying to stay balanced, and uses different muscles.
Less that 1:1? Oh heck yeah. What you don't have in your legs you need to have in your gears.
Not a problem on a trike.
Really low gears on a loaded touring trike ensure that you will never have to get off and walk. Walking a trike sucks, or a bike for that matter.