If you ride heavy gears it can breakdown the knees. start and stopping and skidding with 53 x 13, 50x15, 49x14, 48x15.
It is up to you to learn what are training gears and racing gears. I have ridden the gears listed and finally ride with 46x16 for street.
Yes this was through trial and error.
S/F,
CEYA!
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