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@hippy
Below 90" seems "spinny"? You have an interesting definition of spinny. You should be taking Wiggans spot on the GB track team.. :)
Actually all this talk does take all those factors in.. you will notice that most people specify a gear around 70".. irrespective of their other factors.. what does that tell you? We all got it wrong? Don't think so.
Sure, there will be outliers who prefer higher gearing/lower cadence but most people can (and should) be trained to spin at least 90rpm. There's not that many places in London where you can reach full speed on 70".