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@100
I also thought of this (in fact it is still a small concern/confusion for me).
What do you make of this question:
Two bike one geared at 48/15 - one geared at 42/23.
Take both up to 25 mph - which would be easier to stop.
P.S this is not a rhetorical question, I am genuinely curious, my instinct says the one with the (massively) lower gearing would be easier to stop (or at least modulate) due to the much bigger leverage at the hub ?