Originally Posted by
noisebeam
Probably more depends on ones preferred cruising speed
I think maybe cadence instead of speed. There's no big limitation on speed at the low gears unless someone just can't spin very well.
Originally Posted by
mr.korea85
I recently swapped out the freewheel on mine from the stock 16 to the shimano 18t. I was originally going to get the 17t but my LBS didn't have it in stock. No worries, feels AMAZING. I can't stress it enough I love actually spinning not mashing. Mashing for me always felt terribly inefficient and never floated my boat. But 70 GIs=phenomenal for me.
Same here. Even when I was riding at a high speed, the low cadence just made me feel slow and bogged down.