I'm kind of confused by what you're saying Sheldon.

As I've understood it, since you're geared too high when starting from a standstill, the force of your pedalling is more than it should, so your chain is pulling harder. When you can spin on a geared bike instead of mash, you're trading an amount of force for an amount of chain pull. The chain isn't pulling as hard since it's moving faster.

Is this correct?