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Originally Posted by DMax
Definitely something with a 60-11 gear ratio, if you are a weightlifter and want to go 60mph on the flats.

Otherwise... you may want to ask this on the "road cycling" forum and not the "road bike racing" forum... just a suggestion.
One does not want a 60-11 ratio on a road bike. First that would give a top gear of 147 gear inches.
With a cadence of 90 you'd be travelling 39 mph, the areo drag at those speeds would require a rider to produce 1200-1400 watts, something only the elite echolon of cyclist can maintain in only a short burst.

With a 60T ring, your shifting would be a lot rougher since the standard fder arcs are optimized for big rings about 53T.
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