Originally Posted by
claude
so, if I understood correctly, my older bike with a 48:13 ratio would actually be slower than a newer bike with 44:11 ratio, although the difference in teeth is actually more in the older bike....
claude
IF the "engine" is spinning at the same RPM.
Unlikely for a "casual" cyclist. It would require an extreme degree of fitness to do so at those speeds due to wind resistance. For somebody my age, it would be torture feeling my knees grinding away slowly.