Originally Posted by MequonJim
Thank you 14R. With 3 gears on your Curve D3, do you feel as though you have a low enough gear for hill climbing and a high enough gear to not get passed by senior citizens? That would concern me.
I'm not against the idea of 16" wheels at all.
Thank you for your suggestions.
besides the hard core road bikers and triathletes using aerobars, I pass most of the other bikers while riding casually and all if I decide to go fast (again, excluding the roadsters. I do pass several road bikes, but they are not road bikers. They are average people like me, just riding expensive road bikes). Without any effort, I can average 14mph on my Curve. 16mph can be mantained, the real problem begins above that. On my Urban Bad Boy Ultra, I can go from 16 to 20 and maintain it. With the curve, going from 16 to 18 becomes a challenge. But please keep in mind I am no longer an athlete. My resting heart rate is on high 60s and I do not ride as often as I want. In other words: Currently, the weakest link is me, not the bike.