Originally Posted by bostontrevor
Not necessarily. For relative primeness it's better to be 47/16 than 64/16 (or even 48/16).
no, no. Not just a larger chainring, I mean larger all around, chainring, and cog so you can have a decent gear.
With more teeth on the cog, so more skid patches, so longer lasting tires.
I'm seriously thinking about getting a larger chainring and cog (and get below a 75 inch gear, this 77 inch stuff is nonsense!) mainly for this reason.