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Picard
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When I'm home I'll have a look at my numbers, since starting to run lowers gear I've definitely gotten faster.
I was moving 49/18 and higher speed and obviously higher cadence than I was on 53/18. And now when I get onto a bigger gear, after a mile or so of getting used to it I'm even faster again, it's been pretty useful.
I'm not having problems maintaining 20mph on 49/20 and also ok getting to 25mph for a little while. This is obviously personal and hopefully I'll get better.
Do you ride with brake/s? If I did I'd probably ride a slightly bigger gear and just go everywhere slightly faster.