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Old 09-20-04 | 08:37 AM
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From: flatland

Bikes: trek - lemond

Say you have a 44 and an 11. For every spin of the big gear, the smaller gear spins 4 times.

Torque is your ability to accelerate, and horsepower is your top speed. You make sacrifices on one aspect to improve the other.

To go faster, you lose ability to make progress from a standing start.

It seems you are asking for more horsepower. 63 x 11 will give you a great top speed, if you can make a standing start. You will start slower, but finish much faster.

The question is how fast must you go, and how long do you need to get there. No need to cruise at 28 MPH if you are constantly braking.

Cadance, a constant yield, a rate of speed, is what some seek.
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