Originally Posted by bbattle

Whatever works for you; go for it. I've seen some bikes with insanely high gearing and knew it was all for show; the rider was not that good. A good rider had his bike running a 52 - 15 for one race. It was funny to see him get started, he did a running start. Once he got it cranked up he was gone. Until it came time to slow down or stop. Had to work hard to control that beast. Then it was another block of getting up to speed. He changed to a more manageable gear after that.