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Old 02-23-06 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TwoTyred
i have a question, why do they stay in such
a tall gear? Suppossidly ~90rpm is good form,
right? So why are they all practically standing on
the pedals?? I hear 'em say, "Oh, they are in
such a big TT gear blah blah," but why not shift
to an easier one? They're running geared bikes right??
What gears are they actually using? For the speeds they're running, the gears aren't that big. I'm seeing 100rpms on the flats and 85-90rpms on the uphill sections..
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