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@tobyprice
Hmmm. little worried.
I used to ride 42/15 fixed which i found ok with my heavy lump of a Kalkhoff
Now i'm riding a 49 16T freewheel (while I waited for delivery of dura ace)
Now i'm ready to stick the fixed on which will have me at 49/15 fixed.
From the previous discussion this puts me pretty high (mid eighties) and i'm in hilly Nottingham. I find the hills gut busting but my normal commute is on the flat. I found I was spinning pretty quick keeping up with traffic at 49/16... is my technieque off?
Got a nasty pain in my lower back but not sure if it's bike related, mmmm might consider getting a 17 or something for the flipside and riding that for the winter. Plan?