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Old 01-12-05 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Applehead57
How useful! After walking my bike up the hill, I could come down really, really fast.
But really, how many of us can push a 60 tooth gear?
I think you'd just be compensating for a lack of private part mass.
As the OP wrote, it's useful for small wheels. On a 20" drive wheel, a 60/11 is only 107 gear inches, lower than what's on most road bikes these days. I have a 58T on my bike, with a 26" drive wheel, and consider it just about right.
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