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johan_sarete on June 17, 2026 6:54 pm Long distance purpose only in my case. Into traffic 49/17 or 47/18 only 🙌
piehouserat on June 17, 2026 7:33 pm Was doing 49/16 last time and it felt fine. 49/17 was starting to feel too spinny
ElectronicEmploy5837 on June 17, 2026 7:45 pm If you are that fast, sure. Had a friend who did a brakeless century on that ratio lol
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better than 51/17
Yeah it exists.
Doesn’t sound very smart for traffic
Long distance purpose only in my case. Into traffic 49/17 or 47/18 only 🙌
Was doing 49/16 last time and it felt fine. 49/17 was starting to feel too spinny
If you are that fast, sure. Had a friend who did a brakeless century on that ratio lol