Originally Posted by Vireo
on anything shallower than 8% grade I smoke them on climbs, on flats I can hurt them (95 cad equals 25mph) but I get dropped on sustained downhills very hard to keep up over 35mph.
how did you know I was riding a 49 x 15? I just added that to the spec when you pointed it out.
eons of riding brakeless track bikes has built up the life force of pure zen awareness in me to the point of clairevoyance.
haha just kidding man, i saw
http://www.epictrain.com/photo_gallery.html and took a look at it. i ride 49x16 in the city and it's about as high as i'd like to go, the steepest hill in town has me spinning out at about 35mph but it's very fun, fast and scary.