I had been riding lots of ratios a little lower, for mostly road use and was getting comfy spinning a lot. As low as 40/16, the middle range was 44/16. Tried the 44/15 today and it felt pretty comfy, it was slow to accelerate but rolled really well on longer open roads. I could be crazy but maybe I wasn’t any faster than I otherwise would’ve been, I think I was able to get out of the saddle a little more without it feeling like a useless effort.
In the past I ran 75 gear inches, but I’ve been experimenting near 70 or lower, but this is 78 gear inches on my wheels. I ride a lot of different places and might like the 78 in other spots for sure, it can get pretty flat in spots and longer downhills are pretty spinny too in spots.
by Top_Objective9877
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My comfy city gear is 46/16. Enough to pick up speed and enough to muscle some climbs
I’ve always run 49/17 but I’ve been curious to try a big jump up to 49/15, for longer faster rides.