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people who ride big gears generally do so as some sort of macho behaviour or because they simply don't understand the pyhsics of the mechanical / anatomical interface which is the bike.....when I was kid I thought big gears made you go faster because you turned the pedals less times to go the same distance....some people will always have difficulty getting beyond this and taking into account the many variables....most of which point to using lower gears for training / commuting....no matter what size or shape you are.
It will be interesting to see how gear choice affects results at the upcoming track day....it will definitely have an influence, my guess that people who haven't raced track before and choose what they may perceive as race gears (above 90") will have difficulty in distance races......especially if there is wind.