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If you are an excellent runner (+mounter/dismounter) u can benefit from a higher gearing.
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I don't really. I've only just geared down from 42x20 because it's started getting thick and muddy so the going is much harder. If the ground is firm then I just bring up to a high spin until I hit a corner. I can't think of any courses I've been on where a straight has been long enough that I'll be spinning for too long. I think the longest I've been on was about 300m which really isn't that long. I'm in Yorkshire where we love hills and off camber so London might be a bit different. There's been a couple of bits were I've descended faster than I can pedal but that's part of riding SS and the lower gear pays off on the inevitable climb back up.
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The_Seldom_Killer
@psg1ben
Ooh I see. I'm playing with the idea of doing some more races this winter but most single speeds seem to be running a lower gear than me. I dont know whether to gear down because a lot of the london league courses look a bit longer/flatter than what I've ridden. Do you find that you're running out of gear on long straights