Originally Posted by queerpunk
i like to say this when gearing comes up.
lots of people qualify what they're riding by mentioning hills, as if they need to give a reason why their gearing is low (if indeed it is). it's similar to the FGG "i have a brake but don't use it"/"for the hills" phenomenon.
just ride what you ride. don't worry that somebody might think you're a pansy if you ride 69" with a brake. anybody who would think that is probably a dip****.
i always think the exact same thing. i choose my gearing because it feels right, not because of what some random dude across the country thinks.
i run 70.4 on one of my bikes and 69.3 on 2 of em. one of them is biopace. i like to spin. somebody please come and burn down my house.